Ecuador’s President Bails on U.N. Shortly Before Speech to Address Massive Forest Fire
Ecuador's President Daniel Novoa suddenly canceled a planned address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to fly home in the wake of raging forest fires in the capital, Quito. According to local authorities, the forest fires, which have ravaged around 36,000 hectares, were started by arson. Release Authorities said they were launching an […]
Zelensky Tells U.N. Russia Must be ‘Forced Into Peace’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of committing “international crimes” and targeting the nuclear plant, and called on the UN Security Council and countries of the “global south” to force Russia to make peace. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the usefulness of talks to resolve the Ukraine war and said countries around the world should unite […]
King of Jordan Rejects Harboring Palestinian Refugees in U.N. Speech
Jordan's King Abdullah II told the UN General Assembly that the international community was failing its “moral obligation” to protect Palestinian civilians. speech On Tuesday, the Palestinian foreign minister categorically denied that Jordan would take in Palestinians fleeing the war. The king spent the entirety of his speech denouncing Israel's self-defense operations against the jihadist […]
Turkish President Erdogan, a Hamas Superfan, Compares Netanyahu to Hitler at U.N.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is more than halfway through his very long term in office. address On Tuesday, Israel attended the UN General Assembly and criticised Israel for waging a war against Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists. Erdogan has accused Israel of genocide, likened them to Nazi Germany and called for the UN to approve […]
Iran Accuses Israel of ‘State Terrorism,’ Blasts Trump for Pulling Out of Nuclear Deal at U.N.
Iranian President Massoud Pezechkian Used In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday, he attacked Israel for representing Hamas' Iranian terrorist clients, a sharp but somewhat disappointing denunciation from an Iranian second-in-command who presents himself as a more compassionate and reformist leader. Pezeshkian spent several minutes touting his policies of “reform, […]
Colombian President Calls for ‘World Revolution’ Against U.S., Israel in Unhinged U.N. Rant
Colombia's far-left President Gustavo Petro has declared that neither Israel nor the United States are “God's children” and denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “criminal.” speech Attending the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Calling for a “global revolution” and the creation of a “global public authority” powered by artificial intelligence, Petro blamed […]
Biden Defends Israel’s Right to Exist, Calls for Two-State Solution in Final U.N. Address
President Biden on Tuesday delivered what will likely be his final speech to the United Nations, defending Israel's right to exist and reiterating his call for a two-state solution rejected by leaders within the Jewish state this year. “The world must not shrink from the horror of October 7th. Every nation has the right and […]
Brazil’s Socialist President Defends Twitter Ban at U.N.
Brazil's far-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Opening Remarks He appeared at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend widespread censorship of conservatives, accusing the Israeli government of seeking “revenge” against Hamas terrorists. Brazil open Brazil addresses the General Assembly every year, a tradition that began in 1955 when Brazilian leaders volunteered to […]
Joe Biden in Farewell Address to U.N. General Assembly
With just three months left in his term, President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver his farewell address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning. With conflict swirling in the Middle East, Russia's war in Ukraine continuing unabated, and Communist China's influence growing, President Trump is expected to speak of his hopes and […]
U.N. Climate Summit Laments ‘Distrust’ and ‘Polarization’ Between Nations
At a climate summit in New York before the General Assembly began, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and several other speakers complained that growing mistrust between major powers was hindering climate cooperation. “International challenges are beyond our ability to solve. Crises interact and feed off each other. Digital technologies, for example, are spreading climate disinformation, deepening […]