Michelle Nichols, Reuters, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:50:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Michelle Nichols, Reuters, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 US may ask UN to mandate international force in Gaza for two years, document shows https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/11/05/us-may-ask-un-to-mandate-international-force-in-gaza-for-two-years-document-shows/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:29:49 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= A Palestinian man and children stand at a heavily damaged building surrounded by rebar and rubble, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 2, 2025. (Mahmoud Issa, Reuters)

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]]> Rubio says Gaza war has hurt Israel’s global support. How has that played out at the UN? https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/10/06/rubio-says-gaza-war-has-hurt-israels-global-support-how-has-that-played-out-at-the-un/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:05:07 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= Smoke rises from Gaza after explosions, as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, on Sunday, Oct. 5.(Amir Cohen/Reuters)

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]]> United Nations arms embargo, other sanctions reimposed on Iran https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/09/28/united-nations-arms-embargo-other-sanctions-reimposed-on-iran/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 11:55:54 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= Members of the UN Security Council vote against a resolution that would permanently lift UN sanctions on Iran at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, Sept. 19. (Eduardo Munoz/File Photo/Reuters)

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]]> United Nations to vote to demand immediate Gaza ceasefire over US, Israel opposition https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/06/12/united-nations-to-vote-to-demand-immediate-gaza-ceasefire-over-us-israel-opposition/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:06:06 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= Military vehicles manoeuvre in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

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]]> At UN, US says Russia’s Putin should take Ukraine ceasefire deal https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/05/30/at-un-us-says-russias-putin-should-take-ukraine-ceasefire-deal/ Fri, 30 May 2025 10:01:07 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= The United Nations flag flies in front of the Secretariat Building at the United Nations headquarters in New York City September 18, 2015. (Mike Segar/File Photo/Reuters)

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]]> UN humanitarian chief slams aid plan for Gaza proposed by Israel, backed by US https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/05/14/un-humanitarian-chief-slams-aid-plan-for-gaza-proposed-by-israel-backed-by-us/ Wed, 14 May 2025 09:37:44 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= Israeli tanks and APCs stand near the border between Israel and the Gaza strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border May 13, 2025 REUTERS/Amir Cohen

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]]> UN Security Council adopts neutral US stance on war in Ukraine as Trump pursues peace https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/02/25/un-security-council-adopts-neutral-us-stance-on-war-in-ukraine-as-trump-pursues-peace/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:35:09 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= Vote results are displayed during the Eleventh Emergency Special Session draft resolution meeting in the United Nations General Assembly on the 3rd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the UN headquarters in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 24. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

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]]> US to leave World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, says UN https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/01/24/us-to-leave-world-health-organization-on-jan-22-2026-says-un/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:10:48 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= A view of a WHO logo during the 77th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on May 27, 2024. (Denis Balibouse/File Photo/Reuters)

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]]> EXPLAINER: What is the UNGA and what will world leaders talk about? https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2024/09/20/explainer-what-is-the-unga-and-what-will-world-leaders-talk-about/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:40:59 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Every September world leaders travel to New York to address the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly session. The six days of speeches to mark the beginning of the 79th session will start Tuesday. WHO SPEAKS WHEN? When the United Nations was formed in 1945 following World War Two,

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]]> World leaders to meet at UN amid threat of Gaza, Ukraine war spillovers https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2024/09/19/world-leaders-to-meet-at-un-amid-threat-of-gaza-ukraine-war-spillovers/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:16:34 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= United Nations – More than 130 world leaders will meet at the United Nations next week, faced with wars in the Middle East and Europe threatening to spread, frustration at the slow pace of efforts to end those conflicts, and worsening climate and humanitarian crises. While the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in

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