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EAM Jaishankar meets US Ambassador to India-Designate Sergio Gor

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met US Ambassador to India-designate Sergio Gor on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York. Both leaders expressed their commitment to further promoting the success of the bilateral relationship between India and the United States.

2025-09-23T21:59:04.242345+00:00 IST

Trump at UNGA calls climate change “greatest con job ever”

US President Donald Trump launched a sharp critique of climate science during his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), terming climate change the "greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" and dismissing global efforts to tackle it as misguided. While several world leaders, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, used their speeches to call for urgent climate action, Trump's remarks took a markedly different tone.

2025-09-23T20:29:49.555613+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar meets DP World chief in NY; global trade discussed

Jaishankar, in a post on social media platform X, said he was pleased to meet the DP World chief and highlighted the significance of the interaction.

2025-09-23T19:39:01.080440+00:00 IST

Ukrainian FM Sybiha on India's role in the Ukraine-Russia war

"We expect a more active role from your country," Sybiha told ANI on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly session.

2025-09-23T17:34:56.197641+00:00 IST

Trump points out teleprompter failure, bad escalator at UNGA, says "whoever is operating it is in big trouble"

Trump told the global body, "All I got from the United Nations was an escalator that on the way up stopped right in the middle... and then a teleprompter that didn't work," he said. "If the First Lady wasn't in great shape, she would've fallen. But she's in great shape. We're both in good shape. We both stood."

2025-09-23T17:31:05.409126+00:00 IST

"We have to stop the war in Gaza immediately": Trump at UNGA

He accused Hamas of rejecting peace offers and said recent recognition of a Palestinian state by Western nations was a "reward" for Hamas.

2025-09-23T17:03:35.860861+00:00 IST

US prepared to impose heavy tariffs on Russia: Trump at UNGA

Speaking at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, US President Donald Trump warned that he was prepared to impose heavy tariffs on Russia if it refused to end the war in Ukraine, adding that Russia's war in Ukraine is "not making Russia look good."

2025-09-23T16:19:47.187917+00:00 IST

Lula warns UNGA of threats to multilateralism and democracy

"Multilateralism is at a new crossroads. The organisation's authority is in check. We are witnessing the conservation of an international order marked by repeated concessions to power players, attacks on sovereignty, arbitrary sanctions, and unilateral interventions becoming the rule," Lula stated. He warned of "a clear parallel between multilateralism's crisis and the weakening of democracy."

2025-09-23T15:40:23.361093+00:00 IST

Trump calls Palestinian state recognition a “reward for Hamas”

"As if to encourage continued conflict, some of this body is seeking to unilaterally recognise a Palestinian state. The rewards would be too great for Hamas terrorists for their atrocities," Trump told world leaders at the UN.

2025-09-23T15:17:36.631181+00:00 IST

"In just 7 months, I have ended 7 unendable wars": Trump

"In just 7 months, I have ended 7 unendable wars," Trump told world leaders. "They said they were unendable, some were going for 31 years, one was 36 years. I ended 7 wars, and in all cases they were raging with countless thousands of people being killed."

2025-09-23T14:47:34.103461+00:00 IST

World leaders gather in New York for 80th session of UNGA

Starting Tuesday, 23 September, more than 150 Heads of State and Government will take turns at the podium of the UN General Assembly to deliver an address during the general debate of the 80th session. The debate will continue on Saturday, 27 September, and conclude on Monday, 29 September.

2025-09-23T13:52:45.009772+00:00 IST

US Secret Service dismantles telecom network threat ahead of UNGA

"The Secret Service dismantled a network of more than 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards in the New York-area that were capable of crippling telecom systems and carrying out anonymous telephonic attacks, disrupting the threat before world leaders arrived for the UN General Assembly," the agency posted on X.

2025-09-23T13:19:22.957253+00:00 IST

Trump to address United Nations General Assembly

Once met with mocking laughter during his first-term address, Trump now arrives as "an avatar of a changing world order that has little use for global institutions."

2025-09-23T13:13:10.709569+00:00 IST

Human Rights Watch urges China to Free Tibetan rights advocate

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Chinese authorities to release Zhang Yadi immediately. The 22-year-old student and Tibetan rights advocate faces serious charges that could result in a lengthy prison sentence. HRW reports that Zhang, also known as Tara, was an international student studying in France before she returned to China for her summer break. She was arrested on July 31, 2025, in Shangri-La, located in Yunnan province, and is currently believed to be detained in her hometown of Changsha City, Hunan province.

2025-09-23T09:01:02.381297+00:00 IST

UN spokesperson call for "multinational" solution to fight terror

Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said that the Secretary-General had consistently condemned terror strikes and would continue to do so.

2025-09-23T08:52:00.542201+00:00 IST

Jaishankar meets EU Foreign Ministers in New York

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in a special informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, hosted by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

2025-09-23T07:12:12.660609+00:00 IST

US calls Maduro letter “full of lies,” reiterates stance on Venez

She said the US continues to view the Maduro government as illegitimate and stressed that President Donald Trump remains firm on countering drug trafficking allegedly linked to Venezuela.

2025-09-23T05:39:29.753560+00:00 IST

Canada arrests Khalistani terrorist in Ontario

Gosal is a member of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), an outfit banned in India and headed by US-based Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

2025-09-23T05:09:28.645224+00:00 IST

India, US to boost Quad ties for free Indo-Pacific

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed their commitment to deepening India-US ties and advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific region through the Quad during a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High-level Week in New York on Monday.

2025-09-23T05:06:54.803320+00:00 IST

UN General Assembly: Who is attending, and what’s on the agenda?

The annual gathering officially opened on 9 September, with the high-level general debate beginning on Tuesday at UN headquarters in Manhattan.

2025-09-23T04:21:15.575528+00:00 IST

Tiktok to be overseen by Oracle, retrained for US" WH

The White House has announced that the deal to secure TikTok's operations in the US will be signed by President Donald Trump later this week, ensuring the popular social media platform operates under Washington's stringent oversight.

2025-09-23T04:02:57.281467+00:00 IST