Opening the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), President Annalena Baerbock declared, on September 9, 2025, the gathering to be “no ordinary” session, emphasizing that the UN …
Middle East
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Canada vs. Israel Davis Cup Tie in Halifax to Be Played Behind Closed Doors Due to Safety Concerns
by Prabhjot Singh 2 minutes readAfter COVID forced the 2020 Olympic Games organizers to keep spectator stands empty during the competitions, it is now tennis that has been moved to hold the forthcoming Canada-Israel Davis …
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BRICS Leaders Warn of Global Instability; Jaishankar Says Multilateral System Is “Failing the World”
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readAt the virtual BRICS Leaders’ Summit on September 8, 2025, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar cautioned that the state of the world today is “cause for genuine concern,” citing …
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U.S. State Department Credits Trump Administration for Defusing India-Pakistan Conflict
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readThe U.S. Department of State has acknowledged that tensions between India and Pakistan could have escalated into “something quite horrible,” crediting senior American leaders for their swift intervention to deescalate …
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India Reaffirms Support for Two-State Solution at High-Level UN Conference
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readSpeaking at the United Nations High-Level International Conference on “The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” on July 29, 2025, India’s Permanent …
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India Reaffirms Support for Palestine, Urges Ceasefire and Humanitarian Access in Gaza
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 3 minutes readAt the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Quarterly Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, held on July 23, 2025, at the UN Headquarters, …
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United States to Withdraw from UNESCO by End of 2026
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readThe United States has formally notified Director-General Audrey Azoulay of its decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO.) “Continued involvement in UNESCO is not …
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Guest Column: Attention Must Be on Gaza Now
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readIn all the noise of the last two weeks on Iran, there was palpable nervousness in sections of the international community that a bigger problem in the Middle East, the …
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VA-11 Congressional Candidate Amy Roma Pushes for Stronger US-South Asia Partnerships
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 6 minutes readDemocratic candidate Amy Roma, running in the special election for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District to fill the vacancy left by the late Congressman Gerry Connolly, underscored the importance of deepening …
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Guest Column: Vagaries of War and Diplomacy
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 4 minutes readAfter being at each other’s throats for about two weeks, the gunfire and missiles are supposedly falling silent in the Middle East with Iran and Israel agreeing to a ceasefire, …