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UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrives at Baghdad International Airport ahead of the 34th Arab League Summit in Baghdad
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UAE FM urges end to Gaza war in meeting with Israel's Netanyahu

It was Netanyahu's first meeting with a senior Arab official since Israel's 9 September attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar

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27 September, 2025
Mali's Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City
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Mali PM denounces Algeria at UN over drone downing

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27 September, 2025
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UN: Netanyahu denies Gaza genocide, slams Palestine recognition

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26 September, 2025
Members of the Sudanese Red Crescent and forensic experts exhume the remains of people from makeshift graves for reburial in the local cemetery in Khartoum's southern suburb of al-Azhari
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World leaders attempt to end war in Sudan on sidelines of UN

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26 September, 2025
The United Nations General Assembly exposed sharp divisions over the future of Palestine [Getty]
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UNGA: Abbas presses Hamas disarmament, Saudi pledges PA funding

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26 September, 2025
Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks during General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2025.
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Arab leaders urge global community to end Israeli lawlessness

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24 September, 2025
Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time [Getty]
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Exclusive: US steps up pressure on Iraq to curb Iran's influence

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24 September, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip (C-L) Erdogan and US President Donald Trump (C-R) attend a multilateral meeting on Gaza with several Muslim country leaders during United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23, 2025
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Trump's Gaza talks with Arab-Muslim leaders 'fruitful': Erdogan

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24 September, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at UN Headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City
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Trump rejects Palestinian statehood in rambling UN speech

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23 September, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron makes a speech during a high-level international conference at United Nations Headquarters focused on resolving the Palestine issue and advancing a two-state solution on September 22, 2025 in New York, United States.
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France recognises Palestinian state at landmark UN summit

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23 September, 2025
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Gaza City arrive in the Bureij camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip on September 21, 2025.
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Gaza assault continues as more countries recognise Palestine

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22 September, 2025
Palestinians bid farewell to their relatives as bodies of more than 25 Palestinians, killed in an Israeli attack, are brought to the morgue of Al-Shifa Hospital for mass funeral ceremony
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Israel intensifies assault on Gaza City amid growing criticism

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21 September, 2025
The Ukrainian air defence fires at Russian drones above Kyiv during overnight during mass drone and missile strikes on Ukraine
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Zelensky plans new Trump meeting as Russia intensifies attacks

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20 September, 2025
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the opening of the 80th session at the UN headquarters
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UN General Assembly backs Palestinian state without Hamas

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12 September, 2025
Sharaa's visit to New York will mark the first time a Syrian president has visited the US since 1967
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Sharaa to become first Syrian leader to address UN since 1967

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11 September, 2025
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US considers visa restrictions for Iranians, Brazilians at UN

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05 September, 2025
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United Nations to vote to demand immediate Gaza ceasefire

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12 June, 2025
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UN Security Council adopts neutral US stance on war in Ukraine

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25 February, 2025
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for the ICJ to intervene
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UN seeks ICJ opinion on Israel's Palestinian aid obligations

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20 December, 2024
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UN General Assembly calls for 'unconditional' Gaza ceasefire

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12 December, 2024
A general view of hall during the first day of UN General Assembly's emergency special session on Palestine at United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States on September 17, 2024.
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UN General Assembly pushes for Palestinian state

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04 December, 2024