Author: RICK GLADSTONE
Despite Covid Risks, Many Leaders Plan to Attend U.N. General Assembly
Unlike the annual meeting last year, conducted almost entirely virtually because of pandemic restrictions, the United Nations is expecting leaders from at least 83 countries to speak in person.
Quandary at U.N.: Who Speaks for Myanmar and Afghanistan?
Governments of the two countries have been toppled by pariah regimes. Will they get seats at the world’s biggest diplomatic table anyway?
Hassan Firouzabadi, Iranian Military Commander, Dies of Covid
The death of Maj. Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi was reported Friday by Iran’s news outlets as the country grapples with its fifth wave of coronavirus infections.
Donors Send Quake Aid to Haiti, but for How Long?
Misuse of previous aid money, Haiti’s political convulsions, and competing humanitarian demands may signal less generosity this time.
U.N. General Assembly: U.S. Wants Event Scaled Back
The annual General Assembly meeting would ordinarily attract scores of heads of state and other top officials to New York. But American officials say it should be mainly virtual again this year for safety’s sake.
U.N. Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting on Afghanistan
It remains unclear how the Taliban would be regarded by the United Nations should the movement declare itself the legitimate power in Afghanistan.
How Much Power Will Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s New President, Have?
Iran’s government is neither the democracy it claims nor the monolithic theocracy portrayed by critics. The new president, inaugurated Thursday, has real powers but is subservient to an “ultimate authority.”
Khamenei Adds to Doubts on Iran Nuclear Deal Talks
“Trust in the West does not work,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, signaling further problems with stalled negotiations to salvage the country’s nuclear agreement.