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Tensions raging since Middle Eastern state’s founding in May 1948 date back much further

Speaking at an event during his recent visit to the US for the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had responded to a question on the treatment of minorities in India. “I challenge you to show me evidence of discrimination [in India],” he said. 

Paraguay to Open Jerusalem Embassy in November, Joining Latin American Support for Israel

Iran's ambassador accuses Israel of violating international law and jeopardizing global security.

US Jewish groups hold sideline meetings with world leaders at UN General Assembly

Israeli Prime Minister wraps up successful visit, meets world leaders, and discusses Israeli-Saudi relations

Lavrov addressed the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York

Sergei Lavrov rules out any moves at compromise in speech that also addresses Nagorno-Karabakh dispute

Russia's top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukraine in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly.

The U.N. General Assembly, the most inherently international event, is also the most American

This week in Across Africa, Georja Calvin-Smith speaks to Namibian President Hage Geingob ahead of his arrival in New York for the UN General Assembly. He shares his perspective on governance, the impact of Africa's first climate change summit and the role of the African Union in responding to regional…