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Anand tells UN that Canada ‘does not retreat from duty’ amid global crisesForeign Affairs Minister Anita Anand delivered the speech instead of Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was originally scheduled to take to the green marble podium.CanadaSep 29
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Carney to attend UN events but won’t address General AssemblyInstead, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will address global leaders on the government's behalf from the green marble podium.CanadaSep 19
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Challenges the UN faces in pushing for a 2-state solution in IsraelA look at the difficult task of reaching a two-state solution in the Israel-Hamas conflict ahead of the gathering of the United Nations General Assembly.WorldSep 21
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UN to hold emergency meeting on Russia’s drone incursion in PolandThe United Nations Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting at the request of the Polish Foreign Ministry after Russia violated its airspace.WorldSep 11
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Canadian mission helps enforce North Korea sanctionsGlobal News recently joined a Royal Canadian Air Force aerial patrol enforcing United Nations sanctions against North Korea in the South China and Yellow seas.CanadaOct 6
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Trump admonishes Europe, questions UN’s ‘purpose’ in speech to world bodyTrump returned to the United Nations on Tuesday to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution.U.S. NewsSep 23
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Zelenskyy tells UN: stop Russia or face ‘most destructive arms race’ everThe Ukrainian president told the U.N. General Assembly that weak international institutions including the United Nations haven’t been able to stop wars in Ukraine and elsewhere.WorldSep 24
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Canada calls for dialogue after U.S. scraps Palestinian officials’ visasThe move comes ahead of next month's United Nations General Assembly, where Canada and several other countries have said they intend to officially recognize a Palestinian state.WorldAug 29
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Talks on global plastic pollution treaty end with no agreementNations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations office to try to complete a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis.EnvironmentAug 15
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Australia to recognize Palestinian state, but conditions must be met: PMAlbanese said after a Cabinet meeting Monday that Australia’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state will be formalized at the United Nations General Assembly in September.WorldAug 11
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Israel must allow U.N. aid into Gaza, International Court of Justice saysAdvisory opinions of the ICJ, also known as the World Court, carry legal and political weight, but they are not binding and the court has no enforcement power.WorldOct 22
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Record CO2 levels are ‘turbo-charging’ extreme weather, UN agency saysThe World Meteorological Organization says CO2 growth rates have now tripled since the 1960s, and reached levels that existed more than 800,000 years ago.EnvironmentOct 15
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U.S. blocks plan to charge ‘carbon tax’ on global shipping emissionsMaritime nations had been deliberating on adopting regulations to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels, but U.S. President Donald Trump had vowed retaliation.EnvironmentOct 17
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Canadians aren’t mad at America anymore. We’re hurt, suspicious, and moving onNew Ipsos data reveals a nation that has moved from anger to acceptance, with six in 10 Canadians saying they can never trust the United States the same way again.CommentarySep 20
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Could an oil pipeline to B.C.’s North Coast be back on the agenda?New Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to fast-track a series of new "nation-building" industrial projects in response to the ongoing trade war with the United States.PoliticsSep 5
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Carney says Canada stepping up as world faces ‘rupture’ in trade, politicsAddressing the Council on Foreign Relations think tank before attending the UN General Assembly, Carney said Canada has the resources, talent and ingenuity the world needs.CanadaSep 22
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Sudanese paramilitary attack kills at least 53 people in Darfur, an aid group saysAt least 53 people, including women and children, were killed in a shelling and drone attack by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a shelter for displaced families.WorldOct 11
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As some nations face destruction, UN listens to Trump decry climate ‘scam’After Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" and made other false statements, here's a look at the science behind them and the reaction.EnvironmentSep 23
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Israel accuses Hamas of violating ceasefire, will reduce aid to GazaIsrael told the U.N. it will only allow 300 aid trucks into Gaza, half the agreed daily number, and that no fuel or gas will be allowed in except for specific needs.WorldOct 14
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Ex-Trump advisor John Bolton charged with mishandling classified infoThe indictment of Bolton, Trump's former national security advisor who became a fierce critic, comes shortly after separate indictments of Trump's political adversaries.U.S. NewsOct 16