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Bulgaria to end Russian gas contracts in 2026, PM says

Bulgaria will terminate its remaining import and transit contracts for Russian natural gas in 2026 and completely phase out Russia-sourced gas from its energy market by 2028, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 11:51 PM

No security guarantees except allies and arms, Zelenskyy tells UN

No country can count on security guarantees to be effective if they do not include meaningful alliances and well-equipped armed forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 08:42 PM

EU pledges to completely forego Russian energy by 2027

The EU will fully phase out Russian fuel by the end of 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 23.

24 September 2025, 02:13 AM

Trump might tell Orban to drop Russian oil imports

U.S. President Donald Trump may be able to persuade Hungarian PM Viktor Orban to stop buying Russian oil, Trump said on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 10:21 PM

Trump repeats Russia tariff threats in UN speech

Unless Moscow changes course and agrees to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, the United States will impose “very strong” tariffs on Russia and its allies, U.S. President Donald Trump said in his speech at the UN General Assembly on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 08:42 PM

Zelenskyy, Rutte discuss military aid ahead of UN General Assembly

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had “very detailed conversation” with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte before arriving in New York for the UN General Assembly, Zelenskyy said on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 09:38 PM

Estonia calls emergency UN Security Council meeting over Russian airspace violation

Estonia has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council for the first time in 34 years of membership following a breach of its airspace by Russian fighter jets, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 21, according to public broadcaster ERR.

21 September 2025, 08:45 PM

Iran ends cooperation with IAEA over nuclear program amid renewed tensions with West

Iran has announced it will no longer cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency following what it called “reckless” actions by the United Kingdom, France and Germany regarding its nuclear program, Iranian state-linked outlet Tasnim reported on Sept. 20, citing a statement by the country’s Nuclear Safety Commission.

21 September 2025, 04:11 PM

Russia appeals ICAO ruling on MH17 disaster, denies responsibility

Russia filed a lawsuit with the UN International Court of Justice, appealing a decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that holds Moscow responsible for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Donbas, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 18.

19 September 2025, 01:00 AM

UN General Assembly president says peacekeepers in Ukraine possible if most nations agree

UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock does not rule out the possibility of deploying UN peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire and during postwar reconstruction — provided a majority of member states support the move, she said in an interview with Bild.

14 September 2025, 03:26 PM

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after Russian drone incursion into Poland

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting at Poland’s request to address the breach of its airspace during the overnight hours of Sept. 10, Poland’s Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 11, according to Reuters.

11 September 2025, 12:55 PM

PM Svyrydenko demands decisive action against Russia after latest attack

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko called on the international community to intensify pressure on Russia during an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Aug. 29.

30 August 2025, 03:54 PM

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry condemns African envoys’ visit to occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on July 29 condemned the visit of ambassadors from three African nations — Chad, Guinea, and Burundi — to Crimea, which is temporarily occupied by Russia, according to a statement on the ministry’s website.

29 July 2025, 08:43 PM

Trump exits UNESCO, citing anti-American, anti-Israel bias

The United States is withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the second time, The New York Post reported on July 22.

22 July 2025, 07:21 PM

UN says Russian aggression against Ukraine sparked global food price shock

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has sparked a global food crisis, triggered mass displacement, and severely hindered progress toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, according to Bob Rae, Canada’s permanent representative to the UN and current president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), as reported by Ukrinform on July 16.

16 July 2025, 11:41 AM

June 2025 sees highest civilian toll in Ukraine, UN says

In June 2025, Ukraine recorded the highest number of civilian casualties in three years, with 232 people killed and 1,343 injured, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU).

10 July 2025, 07:07 PM

Over 2 million Syrians return home after Assad’s fall

More than 2 million Syrians have returned to their homeland following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the United Nations reported on June 19.

19 June 2025, 11:48 PM

Iran reports 78 killed in Israeli strikes, including commanders, civilians

78 people, including senior military commanders, were killed and over 320 injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear and military sites on June 13, Iran’s UN envoy Amir-Saeid Iravani has said, according to The Times of Israel.

14 June 2025, 01:15 PM

Ukraine war remains deadliest as 2024 marks most violent year since WWII — study

In 2024, the world recorded its highest number of armed conflicts since the end of World War II, with the war in Ukraine remaining the deadliest, claiming around 76,000 lives last year, The Times reported, citing data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Sweden’s Uppsala University.

11 June 2025, 04:25 PM

Germany’s Baerbock elected U.N. Assembly head despite Russia’s protest

Germany’s former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected president of the United Nations General Assembly on June 2, winning broad support with 167 votes out of 193, Euronews reported.

2 June 2025, 07:03 PM

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