As officials warn of escalating violence, the West increases sanctions.
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U.N. General Assembly Vote Further Isolates Russia on Ukraine War
Syria, North Korea, Eritrea and Belarus voted against the resolution, joining Russia, which called the measure “pseudo-humanitarian.”
Information Battle Over Ukraine Intensifies
Text messages purporting to be from a Russian soldier to his mother, read publicly this week by Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador, underscore the contest underway to shape the war’s narrative.
Russian Forces Seize Kherson, the First Ukrainian City to Fall
Russian forces seized the southern city of Kherson and besieged other cities, with casualties and destruction mounting, as Western sanctions tightened their vise grip on Russia’s economy.
U.N. General Assembly Approves Resolution Condemning Russia’s Invasion
The four-page document calls for an immediate halt to the conflict, urges diplomatic negotiations for a peaceful resolution and says Russia’s territorial gain through force will not be recognized.
U.N. General Assembly Approves Resolution Condemning Russia’s Invasion
The four-page document calls for an immediate halt to the conflict, urges diplomatic negotiations for a peaceful resolution and says Russia’s territorial gain through force will not be recognized.
U.N. Approves Israeli Measure to Condemn Holocaust Denial
The resolution was aimed at combating what Israel and other countries have described as an epidemic of disinformation about the murder of nearly six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazis.
In Week of Words, It Often Seemed Like the Divided Nations
The General Assembly speeches exalted the ideals of the United Nations but showed intransigence on many longstanding disputes and armed conflicts, some nearly as old as the organization itself.
Intrigue Deepens at U.N. Over Myanmar and Afghanistan
On the final day of the General Assembly’s most important annual gathering, no one is expected to speak for Myanmar, but the envoy of Afghanistan’s ousted government may yet take the podium.
North Korea Dangles Hopes for Summit and End-of-War Declaration
Kim Jong-un’s sister responds to the South Korean leader’s last attempt to put the peace process back on track, but skepticism abounds.