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      Adla Massoud is The National’s New York and United Nations correspondent, where she reports on diplomacy, politics and the Middle East’s shifting conflicts. Also a documentary filmmaker, she was recognised in 2022 by the Arab Film and Media Institute as one of six “Rising Arab Women in Filmmaking.”
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      German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul casts his vote during the election of the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. AFP
      Germany fails to gain UN Security Council seat for first time

      Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe and Kyrgyzstan will join the 15-member body next year

      USJune 03, 2026
      A UN armoured vehicle patrols the southern Lebanese border area of Marjayoun. AFP
      UN chief gives options for new force in southern Lebanon after Unifil withdraws

      Peacekeeping presence necessary to monitor Israel-Lebanon border, Antonio Guterres says

      USJune 01, 2026
      First responders at the site of an Israeli strike near Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre, southern Lebanon. AFP
      France says nothing can justify scale of Israeli operations in Lebanon

      Paris's UN ambassador says attacks are 'major strategic mistake'

      USJune 01, 2026
      An Israeli soldier stands by a truck carrying Palestinian detainees in the Gaza Strip on December 8, 2023. Reuters
      US slams 'ridiculous' decision to add Israel's military to UN blacklist

      UN report cites what it described as continuing pattern of sexual violence and abuse committed against Palestinian detainees

      USMay 29, 2026
      New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani leaves after participating in Eid prayers in New York City. Reuters
      Mamdani wears Arsenal kurta as he marks Eid in New York

      Mayor links Eid message to cost-of-living pressures and pledges focus on affordability for New Yorkers

      USMay 27, 2026
      The Barakah nuclear power plant in Al Dhafra region, Abu Dhabi.
      UN Security Council condemns drone strike on UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant

      In unanimous statement, members call attack 'flagrant violation of international law with grave risks for civilian lives'

      USMay 26, 2026
      Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov was due to represent Russia at the meeting. Photo: Ria Novosti
      US denies senior Russian diplomat visa for China-led UN Security Council meeting

      Moscow says decision is breach of American obligations as host and snub to Beijing

      USMay 26, 2026
      A poster of Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem in Lebanon's north-eastern Bekaa Valley. AFP
      Rubio says Hezbollah trying to drag Lebanon back into 'chaos and destruction'

      Group's leader says citizens have right to call for government's removal

      USMay 24, 2026
      More than two million Palestinians risk being squeezed into less than half of the Gaza Strip. AFP
      Mladenov urges UN to press Hamas to disarm and Israel to honour ceasefire

      'It is a deteriorating status quo or a new beginning – there is no third option,' high representative for Gaza says

      USMay 21, 2026
      A drone struck an electrical generator on Sunday outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah nuclear plant in Abu Dhabi, causing a fire. AFP
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      Attacks against nuclear plants are a 'red line', UAE envoy to the UN says

      IAEA chief Rafael Grossi warns UN Security Council that Barakah situation is of 'grave concern'

      USMay 19, 2026
      Hamas fighters stand guard as others search for the bodies of Israeli hostages alongside Red Cross workers in the east of Gaza on Sunday. AFP
      Hamas refusal to disarm is still main obstacle, says Board of Peace report

      Panel urges UN Security Council to 'use all means at its disposal' to pressure group into accepting proposed peace plan

      MENAMay 19, 2026
      Al Qalam: Poets in the Park art installation at Elizabeth H Berger Plaza in New York's Financial District honouring Little Syria. Photo: New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
      New York's ‘Little Syria’ plaque sparks outrage in Lebanese community

      Among those featured are Khalil Gibran, Mikhail Naimy, Ameen Rihani and Elia Abu Madi, literary figures widely celebrated in Lebanon

      USMay 18, 2026
      US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz. EPA
      US pledges another $1.8bn in humanitarian aid to UN

      Washington’s ambassador denies claims the US has walked away from aid leadership

      USMay 14, 2026
      Russia and China raise 'serious concerns' over US-backed UN draft resolution on Strait of Hormuz
      ExclusiveRussia and China raise concerns over US-backed UN resolution on Hormuz

      US has delayed vote on draft as it seeks to rally broader international backing

      USMay 12, 2026
      An inflatable boat carrying migrants crosses the English Channel after leaving northern France. Getty Images
      Washington accuses UN of enabling 'mass migration’ into US and Europe

      State Department says UN agencies advocated 'replacement immigration' policies, even as citizens called for limits on movement

      USMay 12, 2026
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