Ukraine war in sharp focus as leaders gather for U.N. General Assembly
Biden to urge "respect for the core principles of the international order" as Russia's war on Ukraine drives a "crisis in confidence" in the U.N. system.
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Biden to urge "respect for the core principles of the international order" as Russia's war on Ukraine drives a "crisis in confidence" in the U.N. system.
The United Nations General Assembly is bringing together world leaders in person for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The event comes at a time of immense global challenges, including the war in Ukraine, economic uncertainty and concerns about climate change. CBS News correspondent Pamela Falk joins us with more.
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New Yorkers should expect increased security and transit slowdowns while the general assembly is in session.
The U.S. envoy to the U.N. says the resolution will help address Russia's "shameful pattern of abusing its veto privilege" on the Security Council.
The United Nations General Assembly suspended Russia from its Human Rights Council. CBS News correspondent Pamela Falk gives an update from the U.N. headquarters in New York.
The General Assembly voted to demand an immediate end to attacks by Russia and create humanitarian access in Ukraine.
The United Nations General Assembly began meeting on Monday for a rare Emergency Special Session to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. CBS News' Olivia Gazis joins Weijia Jiang and Elaine Quijano on "Red & Blue" to discuss.
At the first meeting of its kind in 40 years, Switzerland said it will impose the same sanctions as the European Union.
A student opened fire at a university in Russia, leaving eight people dead and at least 28 hurt, before being shot in a crossfire with police and detained. A massive volcano erupted on the Canary Islands for the first time in half a century. And the U.N. General Assembly is set to meet this week in New York City after convening virtually last year. CBS News reporter and producer Haley Ott reports from London on these headlines and other world news.
President Biden called on world leaders to work together on a range of global issues during his debut address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Mr. Biden said the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan marked the end of "a period of relentless war" and started "a new era of relentless diplomacy." CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with more on the president's remarks.
In his first address to the U.N. General Assembly, President Biden said the U.S. is shifting its focus to global issues like climate change and cyber threats. CBS News' Michael George joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details. Then Axios' congressional reporter Alayna Treene and the Boston Globe's Washington bureau chief Liz Goodwin discuss the debt ceiling standoff and former President Trump's upcoming rally in Georgia.
In his first speech before the U.N. General Assembly, President Biden addressed his plans to turn the U.S. to a new era of diplomacy and away from military power. He reaffirmed the U.S. isn't turning inward despite withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and he also pushed for a diplomatic reset following four years of the Trump administration's "America First" policies. CBS News' Michael George reports from New York on the president's speech, and CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes discussed the key takeaways with CBSN's Tanya Rivero.
President Joe Biden will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday for the first time since taking office. It follows the difficult withdrawal from Afghanistan and criticism from NATO allies. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, Politico White House correspondent Natasha Korecki and Insider political reporter Oma Seddiq join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on that, plus the latest on COVID vaccine efforts and a looming deadline to keep the U.S. government funded.
On Tuesday, President Biden will deliver his first address to the United Nations General Assembly. The speech comes on the heels of America's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and heightened tensions with France. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes tells CBSN anchor Elaine Quijano what we can expect to hear in the president's speech.
President Biden is facing an array of global challenges ahead of his speech tomorrow to the United Nations General Assembly, especially when it comes to Afghanistan. The family of civilians killed in a mistaken U.S. drone strike Kabul are calling for an investigation, compensation and relocation to a safe country. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins CBSN to explain the latest developments as well as new details on the diplomatic dispute between France and the U.S.
President Trump delivered a pre-taped speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and said the world must hold China "accountable" for the coronavirus. Rebecca Lissner joins CBSN to discuss that plus her new book, "An Open World: How America Can Win the Contest for Twenty-First-Century Order."
China's Xi Jinping responded to President Trump's comments about the coronavirus and warned that China will not "engage in zero sum game."
The U.N.'s annual meeting of world leaders will be almost fully virtual.
More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the "Howdy Modi" event Sunday, which features India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump. Ravi Agrawal, managing editor at "Foreign Policy," joined CBSN to discuss why Modi is holding the sold-out event.
President Trump started his speech before the United Nations General Assembly by pushing his "America First" agenda. He told the global body of world leaders "the future does not belong to globalists. The future belongs to patriots."
"All of our partners are expected to pay their fair share of the tremendous defense burden which the united states has bore in the past," President Trump said in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.
President Trump said that while the U.S. doesn't seek conflict with other nations, he warned the Iranian regime that sanctions will persist and be tightened if they continue down the path of "unprovoked aggression" in the Middle East. Watch his remarks to the U.N. General Assembly.
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump called on the World Trade Organization to step up its efforts to prevent China from "gaming" the global trade system. Watch his remarks.
"Socialism and communism are not about justice... they are about power for the ruling class," President Trump said in his address to the United Nations General Assembly. He declared that "America will never be a socialist country." Watch his remarks.