Barham Salih, who fought against Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq and later served as president, was chosen to lead the U.N. High Commission for Refugees.
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World Leaders Express Hope and Relief After Gaza Deal
Leaders welcomed the agreement between Israel and Hamas, projecting optimism that an end to the war could be near.
How Trump Strikes Radically Different Tones in Public and Private
At the United Nations, world leaders got to see both sides of President Trump: bellicose in public and far more conciliatory in private.
U.N. Gathers Amid Its 80th Anniversary and a ‘Free Fall’
The wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan will hang over the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly next week in New York. So, too, will budget and identity crises.
Israel Returned to War in Gaza Hoping to Break Hamas. It Achieved Few, if Any, Goals.
Israel ended a truce in Gaza in March, hoping to break Hamas. The move has heightened suffering for Palestinians but achieved few, if any, Israeli goals.
U.S. Is Missing the Century’s ‘Greatest Economic Opportunity,’ U.N. Chief Says
In a speech on renewable energy, António Guterres cited “clear market distortion” in favor of fossil fuels by President Trump and others but called the transition to cleaner energy economically inevitable.