Of the 193 United Nations member states, 143 currently recognize the State of Palestine, a figure that continues to grow as more nations signal their support for Palestinian sovereignty. France, the ...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Momentum seems to be building for more countries to recognize a Palestinian state in Israeli-occupied territory after France said last week it would do so in September.

France became the latest Western nation to formally recognize Palestinian sovereignty, which remains a largely symbolic gesture. It was followed by calls for Israel to end the war in Gaza and stop its ...

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Our live coverage of US President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly has ended for the day. Follow the takeaways from Trump’s UN speech or read through the posts below. Syria and Israel are ...

Two United Nations agencies said trucks carrying aid were looted in Gaza over the weekend. Meanwhile, U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein was in Beirut for cease-fire talks in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

The president scolded other nations about immigration at the U.N.'s 80th General Assembly on Tuesday, including telling European leaders that immigrants were "destroying their heritage" Donald Trump ...

The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288) is a unique global instrument to enhance national, regional and international efforts to counter terrorism. Through its adoption in ...