Scott Ritter / TruthdigSep 26, 2018
The president’s address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday had the world's diplomats in stitches. How far we have fallen in just two years. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated PressSep 25, 2018
The General Assembly's reaction causes the president to smile and interrupt his speech to remark that he didn't expect such a reaction. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Edith M. Lederer / The Associated PressDec 21, 2017
The vote was 128-9 against American recognition of the contested city as Israel's capital; 35 countries abstained. Trump had threatened to cut off aid to those not siding with the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / Informed CommentDec 21, 2017
Trump and Ambassador Nikki Haley (pictured) threaten a cutoff of aid to countries that vote against U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Josef Federman / The Associated PressDec 20, 2017
Israel is intensively lobbying countries around the world to oppose a U.N. resolution criticizing Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
The Associated PressDec 20, 2017
The U.S. ambassador is serving notice after a United Nations General Assembly vote on a nonbinding resolution criticizing President Trump's decision on Israel's capital. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigSep 21, 2017
Well, President Trump managed not to nuke anyone during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Foster Klug / APSep 20, 2017
Officials and pundits across the region try to parse the president’s vow before the U.N. that the U.S., if provoked, will “totally destroy North Korea.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Jon Queally / Common DreamsSep 19, 2017
The president's first address to the United Nations General Assembly is marked by tough talk for North Korea and Iran. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 25, 2013
After revelations that the NSA has been engaging in corporate and political espionage in Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff has made it clear her country will not stand for such a violation. Tuesday, at the opening of the U.N. General Assembly, she gave a scathing speech assailing the agency's surveillance. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 24, 2011
Less than an hour after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas finished speaking before the United Nations General Assembly about his wish for statehood, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the lectern to give his side of the story. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 23, 2011
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas made his official request to the Security Council on Friday, asking it to grant Palestine full membership in the United Nations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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