Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk denied having any romantic relationship with “beautiful” Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni after the two were seen cozying up together at an awards reception in New York City. The billionaire, 53, and far-right politician, 47, were pictured gazing into each other’s eyes at the Atlantic Council’s Global Citizen Awards…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world’s leaders gathered in New York for the beginning of their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly. Let’s just say the vibe was pretty grim. Leader after leader spoke of the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan, climate problems, exclusion from U.N. decision making, poor nations struggling to feed…
As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution Bruce Riedel told the Washington Post that this assembly “could become an all-Lebanon UNGA” on Monday. “Joe Biden, more than most presidents, has a history of foreign policy activity and accomplishments and I’m sure he…
NEW YORK — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Now comes the hard part: uniting the world’s divided nations to move quickly to implement its 56 actions. As Czech President Petr Pavel put it Monday at the summit meeting surrounding the pact: “Our…
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuing a multiday U.S. visit, addressed a cultural celebration on Long Island Sunday, where he praised the United States’ return of nearly 300 antiquities to India and relayed news of his country’s dual win at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, to an enthusiastic crowd. “I…
Beijing’s quick endorsement of a scheme to raise the retirement age shows it is determined to address the problem of dwindling pension funds amid faltering economic growth and an ageing population, analysts say. But, they add, the changes are unlikely to be a silver bullet for fiscal shortfalls and could come with “political pain”. For…
The US has reiterated its “longstanding support” for India, Japan, and Germany to join as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, alongside announcing new proposals for reforming the influential UN body. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced on Thursday that Washington supports creating two permanent seats for Africa on the Council…