India expressed serious concern about the UN's liquidity challenges, noting that unpaid assessments reached unacceptably high levels, with one member state owing over 90 percent of regular budget arrears, totaling approximately 1.46 billion dollars.
UN and EU leadership condemned a Houthi drone strike on Riyadh airport that killed twelve people and injured over three hundred, warning the Iran-backed group's attacks on civilians violate international law and risk regional destabilization.
A deadly attack on Riyadh's airport caused twelve deaths and 309 injuries, escalating the Gulf region conflict.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned US sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, calling the measure a serious setback to international justice. The US vowed to dismantle the court unless it ends perceived threats to American citizens, while the ICC pledged to continue its work independently.
The United States implemented financial penalties against the International Criminal Court, generating significant diplomatic responses from global leaders and human rights organizations regarding the decision's implications for international justice mechanisms.
Trump's administration sanctioned the International Criminal Court on Friday, drawing widespread condemnation from European allies, the United Nations, and human rights organisations who argue the move undermines global justice and the international legal order.
UN Secretary-General Guterres launched a support initiative enabling six mineral-rich developing nations to build domestic processing capacity and industrial growth around clean energy resources, addressing how to capture greater value from critical mineral production instead of exporting raw materials.
Global leaders at the UN General Assembly approved the first sea-level rise declaration, calling for coordinated climate action as multiple nations report catastrophic impacts including flooding, glacier melting, and economic damage, contrasting with U.S. President Trump's climate denial.
UN Secretary-General Guterres urged governments and AI companies to establish coordinated safety guardrails, warning that unregulated competition risks a catastrophic global "race to the bottom" threatening humanity's existential security.
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits India after seven years to attend the BRICS summit, where leaders will attempt to unite the expanded bloc despite tensions between Iran and UAE over Middle East conflict, threatening consensus on a joint declaration.
Iran attacked ten ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the US destroyed five Iranian oil tankers, marking the largest tit-for-tat shipping assault in six months of conflict. Oil prices surged past $100 per barrel, with at least one seafarer killed and another missing.
The World Meteorological Organization warned that El Niño will intensify through 2027 and could become the strongest ever recorded, significantly shifting global rainfall and temperature patterns while fueling extreme weather events like typhoons and causing widespread food crises.
China fully paid its UN regular budget contributions, bringing total paid-up member states to 133 and easing the organization's liquidity crisis, while the US remains significantly in arrears despite partial payment plans.
The UN's climate agency warned Thursday that El Nino will likely be the strongest in four decades, with sea surface temperatures potentially reaching plus 3.6 degrees Celsius above average, threatening extreme weather impacts globally through 2027.
Iran's UN envoy Araghchi called on the United Nations to reject US economic sanctions, arguing they aim to disrupt Iran's international relationships and economic stability.
UN officials warn that conflicts disrupting the Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea, and Black Sea shipping lanes have driven global food and fuel costs higher, threatening tens of millions with hunger as 266 million people face acute food insecurity worldwide.
Qatar and Pakistan pursue diplomatic mediation to resolve US-Iran tensions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz despite US sanctions, while Iran reports extensive damage to over fifty broadcast facilities amid ongoing conflict escalation.
Saudi Arabia extended its main airport closure and shifted Riyadh schools online after Yemen's Houthi rebels killed twelve people and injured over three hundred in a missile strike, threatening further attacks amid escalating regional conflict.
Saudi Arabia extended its main airport closure after Houthi rebels launched a missile attack killing twelve people and wounding over three hundred, escalating regional tensions as President Trump considered joining Saudi military operations against Yemen's Iran-backed fighters.
Saudi Arabia extended closure of its main international airport after a suspected Houthi missile strike killed twelve people and injured over three hundred, escalating regional tensions as Iran-backed rebels threaten further attacks across the kingdom.
The European Union pledged to defend the International Criminal Court against American sanctions, urging the United States to withdraw them while exploring protective measures during a six-month diplomatic window before penalties take effect.
The United States reduced International Criminal Court funding as retaliation after former judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize, escalating tensions between Washington and the global justice institution.
The United States imposed sanctions against the International Criminal Court, prompting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and foreign ministers from eight nations to condemn the action as undermining global justice efforts and the institution's operational capacity.
Delcy Rodríguez, now Venezuela's interim president, shifted from criticizing Washington to praising Trump's diplomatic openness at the UN General Assembly, eight months after Maduro's fall, demonstrating calculated political maneuvering to secure power through cooperation with the United States.
UN Secretary-General Guterres warned world leaders that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence poses significant risks, calling for global coordination and slower development, while European and AI industry leaders echo concerns about frontier AI models' disruptive potential.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for mandatory power redistribution and reforms of the UN Security Council and Bretton Woods institutions, citing emerging economies' growing global GDP share and the need to align governance structures with modern geopolitical realities.
UN Secretary-General Guterres will address India's BRICS Summit this week, emphasizing multipolarity and urgent reforms to multilateral institutions including the Security Council to reflect current geopolitical and economic realities, addressing the longstanding demand for structural modernization.
BRICS leaders from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, including Putin, Xi Jinping, and Pezeshkian, gather in New Delhi for a summit addressing Iran-US tensions, de-dollarization efforts, and India-China relations amid expanding global influence.
The World Meteorological Organization warned that the current El Niño event could become the strongest ever recorded, with near 100% certainty it will persist through February 2027, potentially causing extreme weather including droughts and crop failures worldwide.
Iran's health ministry reported 18 deaths and 108 wounded in Tuesday US strikes, including four killed at a wedding ceremony, prompting UN alarm over civilian casualties amid renewed military escalation between the nations.
The SCO summit in Bishkek revealed a post-Western world taking shape with major nations forming a new balance of power.
India has called for international intervention to safeguard critical maritime trade routes, emphasizing their essential role in addressing global food shortages and ensuring stable supply chains.
UN Secretary-General Guterres declared that superpower dominance has ended, citing Russia's Ukraine stalemate and US-Iran conflict as evidence that military might alone cannot impose global will, signaling a shift toward multipolar world order.
Trump administration expands economic sanctions on Iran across five critical sectors while Pakistan's army chief mediates peace efforts, as US Treasury pursues economic pressure amid stalled Middle East conflict negotiations.
Riyadh airport experienced an attack prompting immediate flight cancellations and international travel advisories, reflecting escalating security concerns tied to ongoing regional tensions and geopolitical instability.
Prabowo and El Sisi agree to promote Middle East deescalation through dialogue.
US President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio condemned a Houthi attack on Riyadh airport that killed twelve people, including one American citizen, describing it as unacceptable and demonstrating flagrant disregard for civilian lives.
The US sanctions the International Criminal Court to shield Americans and Israelis from war crime prosecution.
UN Secretary-General Guterres and foreign ministers from eight countries condemned US sanctions against the International Criminal Court, warning the measures threaten the institution's capacity to pursue accountability for serious international crimes and undermine global justice efforts.
America is relinquishing its role as global policeman, a significant shift in foreign policy.
President Trump rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, claiming Tehran proposed the deal because it's losing badly in their nearly seven-month standoff over the strategically critical waterway controlling global energy supply.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised the BRICS summit's New Delhi Declaration for affirming multilateralism and UN centrality, calling it reassuring that major global powers committed to collaborative frameworks for addressing international crises.
Congress leader Manish Tewari urged BRICS nations to develop positive policies on Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies ahead of the September 12-13 summit in New Delhi, warning that frontier tech dominance will determine global power dynamics through 2095.
UN Secretary-General Guterres expressed grave concern Wednesday over escalating military attacks and shipping threats in the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz, urging all parties to exercise restraint and pursue diplomatic negotiations to prevent severe consequences for global economic stability and peace.
Escalating U.S. Iran military operations killed 18 civilians including at a wedding, raising humanitarian concerns amid regional tensions. The conflict has caused thousands of documented civilian deaths, with the UN calling for immediate ceasefire.
The UN's World Meteorological Organization warned that an exceptionally strong El Nino phenomenon will persist through February 2027, potentially exceeding four decades of recorded intensity and intensifying risks of extreme heat, drought, and flooding with severe global economic consequences.
Scientists warn that climate change is supercharging the 2026-27 El Nino, potentially making it the strongest on record, with temperatures potentially spiking three degrees Celsius and causing unprecedented global droughts, floods, and heat extremes affecting billions worldwide.
Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Issa attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's 25th anniversary summit in Bishkek, representing President al-Sisi alongside global leaders including Xi Jinping, Putin, and Modi, to address regional security and cooperation amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
India is calling for international coordination to safeguard maritime trade routes, citing critical food security risks as global supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged immediate protection of global shipping and restoration of navigational freedoms across conflict-affected routes including the Red Sea, Black Sea, and Strait of Hormuz, citing threats to international trade and food security.