Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Emmanuel Macron of France used the gathering as a stage to cast themselves as would-be peacemakers in the war in Ukraine.
Tag: General Assembly (UN)
Your Wednesday Briefing: Russia Moves Toward Annexation
Plus leaders address a world in peril at the U.N. General Assembly and protests sweep Iran.
Prime Minister Liz Truss Pivots From Queen’s Funeral to U.K.’s Crises
Liz Truss’s government will roll out major initiatives to confront an array of economic and social problems: soaring energy costs, surging inflation and pressure on public services.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Britain Buries Queen Elizabeth II
Plus a preview of the U.N. General Assembly and growing nuclear fears in Ukraine.
In South Korea, President Yoon Treads Fine Line Between U.S. and China
Yoon Suk Yeol has aligned his country more closely with the United States, but there are limits to how far he can go without angering China or provoking North Korea.
Mass Graves in Izium Renew Focus on Holding Russia Accountable
The U.N. General Assembly voted to allow Ukraine’s president to address the gathering of world leaders with a recorded message next week.
Volker Türk, an Austrian Diplomat, Takes U.N. Human Rights Post
One of Volker Türk’s toughest challenges will be determining what to do about a highly critical report on China that his predecessor, Michelle Bachelet, released just before departing.
Ricardo Alarcon, Diplomat and Castro Confidant, Dies at 84
As Havana’s go-between with the U.S., he negotiated Elián González’s return to Cuba. He was also the country’s U.N. representative on two occasions.
With Us or With Them? In a New Cold War, How About Neither.
Old geopolitical foes are facing off after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but much of the world is refusing to take sides.