Civil society groups nudge and cajole world leaders from the sidelines of United Nations week

NEW YORK (AP) — As the meeting of world leaders kicked off at the United Nations on Sunday, across Manhattan on an elevated park that runs along old rail lines, throngs of people streamed through a “climate science fair” showcasing work on nature, food and the energy transition. ...

New British leader vows his nation will reengage on global leadership

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer took the international stage at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday for the first time with a message: His nation is returning to “responsible global leadership.” The Labour Party leader, who won a landslide...

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What to know from the UN: Before Netanyahu speech, 2 leaders denounce Israeli actions to their peers

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The topics of Israel’s war with Hamas and fighting in Lebanon have dominated speeches at the U.N. General Assembly’s meeting this week. On Thursday, one side finally got the podium — including a moment of drama amid the ocean of words from the world's leaders. ...

Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A strange moment in American politics paid a visit to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, brought there by a top Haitian official. Edgard Leblanc Fils, the president of Haiti’s transitional council, spoke to world leaders about gang violence in his...

Leader of Palestinian Authority denounces Israeli Gaza offensive at UN, insists: 'We will not leave'

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Palestinian Authority denounced Israel and its offensive in the Gaza Strip in front of world leaders Thursday, appealing to other nations to stop what he called a “genocidal war” against a place and people he said had been totally destroyed. ...

US is sending $375 million in military aid to Ukraine and will announce billions more

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that the U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 million; a U.S. official also said billions more in...

Dominican president warns of 'drastic measures' if anti-gang mission in Haiti fails

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic warned Wednesday that his administration would take “drastic measures” to protect the country if a U.N.-backed mission in neighboring Haiti targeting gang violence fails. Luis Abinader did not provide details...

Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'lull' in Russia's war instead of true peace

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president urged global leaders Wednesday to stand with his country and not seek “a lull” instead of a “real, just peace" more than two years into Russia's war. At a time when he faces growing pressure from Western allies and some of his...

The Clintons pitch philanthropic commitments as pro-democracy work at their 2024 foundation meeting

NEW YORK (AP) — With the backdrop of elections worldwide that highlight strains on democracy, former President Bill Clinton urged attendees of his foundation's annual meeting to meet their communities' needs through collective action. Strong democratic institutions, Clinton argued,...