On 19 June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/69/293) proclaimed 19 June of each year the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, in order to raise ...

Farnaz Fassihi is the United Nations bureau chief for The Times, leading coverage of the organization, and also covers Iran and the shadow war between Iran and Israel. She is based in New York.

The Israeli strikes killed at least three of Iran’s top military commanders, as well as nuclear scientists and other leadership figures.

The 47% budget cut would obliterate NASA's science program, experts say.

Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayoral candidate, speaks during an election night event in New York on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Bloomberg) “Tonight is his night,” Cuomo said, reported AP.

The bill has to pass the House again before the president can sign it into law, and the difficulty for Republicans is not ...

The 940-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” as it’s formally titled, has consumed Congress as its shared priority with the ...

Senate Republicans have hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage on the narrowest of ...

Parrhesia has four characteristics: Truth, risk, criticism and duty. Moyers knew his calling was to be a truth-seeking, truth ...

From eight-year-old ‘influencers’ to trans anarchists, today’s gun owners aren’t who you think - IN FOCUS: The demographics of gun ownership are changing, with a huge uptick in Black and Latino people ...

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and at its far-flung global operations ...

Here’s a much better idea: Back the call made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the 60 th General Assembly session to move the U.N. out of New York — and nominate Bangkok as the alternate ...