The theme is expansionism
UN General Assembly speakers are flashing alarms with claims about states extending their destruction further than current conflicts.
Patrick deHahn
UNGA, a marathon
High-level week at the United Nations in New York, requiring high levels of energy.
Conflict in and outside UN general assembly halls
Trump wondered aloud about pummeling a country "into hell with no chance of survival" while protesters called for his arrest.
It's UNGA week!
The world's largest diplomatic gathering begins in New York during a time "beset by genocide, war, climate collapse, rampant inequality..."
Ukraine launches 'most massive' attack during Russia's first wartime elections
Three-day parliamentary vote across the country concludes with lack of serious opposition and voter freedoms.
Fuel price protests grow in impoverished Syria
Increasing costs partially due to the Israeli-US war on Iran adds to challenges for a relatively new government.
Houthi advance in Yemen brings fresh Saudi, US, global quagmire
Iranian-supported proxy group threatens militant control of pivotal Bab el-Mandeb Strait as part of a deadly offensive that displaced thousands of Yemenis.