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BRICS must defend multilateral trading system amid tariff volatility: Jaishankar during meeting on sidelines of UNGA External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has called on BRICS to defend the multilateral trading system amid increasing protectionism and tariff volatility during a meeting of the Bloc’s foreign ministers in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General…
U.S. President Donald Trump relentlessly mocked the United Nations on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) in his first address since his White House comeback, blasting it for failing to bring peace and claiming the world body encourages illegal migration. U.S. President Trump’s address at the UNGA: Follow highlights, updates from September 23, 2025 In his return…
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World leaders begin convening Monday (September 22, 2025) at one of the most volatile moments in the United Nations’ 80-year history, and the challenges they face are as dire as ever if not more so: unyielding wars in Gaza and Ukraine, escalating changes in the U.S. approach to the world, hungry people everywhere and technologies…
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani walks as he is welcomed by Jordan’s King Abdullah upon his arrival at Marka military airport, in Amman, Jordan, September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni | Photo Credit: Reuters Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has left for New York to participate in an upcoming meeting…
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Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Amid the ongoing Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, India on Saturday (September 28, 2024) cautioned that the world cannot be “fatalistic” about the continuation of violence on a large scale, asserting…
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar poses for a picture with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa during the G4 Foreign Ministers Meeting, in New York. | Photo Credit: ANI With the United Nations (UN) approaching its 80th anniversary next year, the Group of Four (G4)…
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U.S. President Joe Biden looks at his notes as he addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., on September 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters In his fourth and final address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as U.S. President, Joe Biden said the world was at…
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned world leaders Tuesday (September 24, 2024) that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are creating an “unsustainable world” where a growing number of countries believe they should have a “get out of jail free” card. “We can’t go on like this,” he said as the General Assembly’s annual debate among presidents, prime…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his counterparts from the G4 countries. | Photo Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has met his counterparts from the G4 countries, reaffirming the grouping’s commitment to urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council through text-based negotiations. The G4 nations comprise Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan. Mr….
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Pratik Mathur. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has slammed Pakistan for its “baseless and deceitful narratives” as Islamabad’s envoy made references to Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA.) “Earlier in the day, one delegation misused this forum to spread baseless and deceitful narratives, which is not a surprise,” Minister in India’s Permanent…
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