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The Trump administration is poised to hit dozens of nations around the world with higher tariffs starting next week.
International Friendship Day, observed on August 3rd in 2025, celebrates the bonds fostering unity and empathy. Rooted in ...
The White House took a step forward with President Trump’s plan to remake the trade landscape by releasing new details Thursday evening that included a raft of new tariff rates now formally authorized ...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries drew expressions of ...
Trump announced a new deadline of Aug. 7 for steep tariffs on more than 60 countries. The move, delivered hours before a midnight deadline for rates to kick in, gives officials more time to prepare to ...
Multilateralism without the US has its limitations, but it still holds the potential for tangible, incremental progress on global challenges.
In March 2025, the Secretary-General launched the UN80 Initiative to transform how the UN works - identifying efficiencies, reviewing how mandates are implemented, and examining potential structural ...
The amount each UN member must pay varies. In 2025, the U.S. was responsible for 22% of the UN’s regular budget and 26.2% of its peacekeeping budget.
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, said during a recent interview that sanctions levied against her by the U.S. government are going ...
United Nations Secretary General Guterres went out of his way to travel to Kazan, Russia and meet with Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, bringing shame on his office.
A high-level U.N. conference gave “unwavering support” to a two-state solution and called on Israel to commit to a ...
The gathering will be co-chaired by the foreign ministers of France and Saudi Arabia. Israel's government opposes a two-state solution.