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Arcs in the news about United Nations from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 748 stories · 2,974 articles · earliest story we hold Jan 2, 2024

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All arcs15 named arcs in 2026

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The 2026 UN General Assembly in New York and the leaders' speeches

32 stories

Trump administration again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend the UN General Assembly · 16 articles, Sep 16UN General Assembly week in NYC: What to know about street closures, security · 11 articles, Sep 16At UN General Assembly, Iran's president responds to Trump's 'annihilation' · 306 articles, Sep 17Trump to face skeptical world leaders at UN · 7 articles, Sep 18Zelenskyy, Trump meet at UN · 11 articles, Sep 18UNGA lingo: A guide to UN General Assembly meeting acronyms, buzzwords and more · 3 articles, Sep 19Andy Burnham seeks common ground with Trump at the UN and pitches the UK as a major AI player · 23 articles, Sep 20War, runaway AI and climate shocks to take center stage as world leaders meet at UN · 40 articles, Sep 20Trump to meet Macron in New York before UN General Assembly · 3 articles, Sep 21Netanyahu slams critics, Mamdani, in defiant speech as UN delegates walk out · 127 articles, Sep 22Is it ‘killer robots’ or ‘super intelligence’? At the UN, leaders see both · 6 articles, Sep 22‘Freedom is coming to Cuba,’ Trump tells General Assembly at the United Nations · 10 articles, Sep 22Fact check: Trump’s false claims to the United Nations · 14 articles, Sep 225 takeaways from Trump’s whirlwind day at UN General Assembly · 5 articles, Sep 22They said it: Leaders at the UN, in their own words · 4 articles, Sep 22A nation renamed stands up at the UN: ‘Say our name. Naoero.’ · 4 articles, Sep 23Milei renews Argentina’s Falklands claim at the UN, urging a "peaceful solution" · 10 articles, Sep 23New York City gridlock: Security beefed up at UN this year for General Assembly · 6 articles, Sep 23Golan will remain Syrian, vows President al-Sharaa at UN · 3 articles, Sep 23Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede its war efforts · 10 articles, Sep 23Javier Milei Blasts U.N. as 'Useless,' 'Arrogant Parasites' at General Assembly · 5 articles, Sep 23Venezuela's acting leader, at UN for first address, praises Trump for 'readiness' to resume ties · 10 articles, Sep 23Police arrest actors, politicians protesting against Netanyahu · 23 articles, Sep 24Israel’s Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza ‘the biggest lie of the century’ · 13 articles, Sep 24Palestinian president, again denied a visa to speak at UN, addresses leaders on prerecorded video · 9 articles, Sep 24Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder among celebrities arrested outside U.N. headquarters · 41 articles, Sep 24Israel's Netanyahu says at U.N. that attacking Iran was 'one of the easiest decisions' he's ever made · 7 articles, Sep 24Israel must win 'because we’ve got no other choice’, PM Netanyahu tells UN · 3 articles, Sep 24Nepal's leader, at UN, says recent floods serve as a 'warning to the world' about climate change · 11 articles, Sep 25From hiding in bomb shelters to visiting New York, Iran’s leaders seize the opportunity · 8 articles, Sep 25German, Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at UN · 14 articles, Sep 26UN speakers’ go-to quotes: Ancient texts, modern greats and a little Talking Heads · 5 articles, Sep 27
The Israel-Hamas war: the push to recognize a Palestinian state · Dec 12, 2023 – Sep 17, 2026The Houthis' attacks on Red Sea shipping and the US and Israeli strikes on Yemen · Jan 1, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes · Jan 1, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks · Jan 10, 2024 – Sep 26, 2026Haiti's gang war: Ariel Henry's resignation and the foreign police missions · Jan 20, 2024 – Sep 3, 2026The US military's strikes on alleged drug boats off Venezuela and in the Pacific · Sep 2, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026The Israel-Hamas war: Trump's peace plan, the 2025 cease-fire and what followed · Sep 25, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026The US-Iran war: ceasefire and peace negotiations · Jan 12 – Sep 29, 2026Israel's 2026 war with Hezbollah and its first direct talks with Lebanon · Feb 23 – Sep 17, 2026The 2026 warnings over AI's risks and calls to slow it down · Apr 8 – Sep 29, 2026Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in the World Cup and the revolt at FIFA · Jul 6 – Sep 29, 2026Zohran Mamdani's talk of arresting Netanyahu on the ICC warrant · Jul 18 – Sep 26, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else109 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United Nations that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 29Malaysia begins Myanmar repatriations despite safety warnings by UN and rights groups5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 28Denmark, at UN, says Greenland pact benefits all parties involved6 articles · 5 independent sources
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  3. Sep 27– 28Trump administration rejects U.N. pandemic preparedness declaration2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  4. Sep 25– 26UN adds 61 companies to settlements blacklist over alleged Palestinian rights violations9 articles · 9 independent sources
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  5. Sep 24A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reform5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  6. Sep 23Zelensky says AI will soon 'decide what happens on the battlefield'3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  7. Sep 23– 24Women in Gaza are being traded for food, forced to marry their rapists: UN2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  8. Sep 23Over 100K sign petition asking US to stop UN from adding gender ideology to international law2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  9. Sep 23– 24Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing 2 and wounding 23 hours before Zelenskyy’s UN address13 articles · 10 independent sources
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  10. Sep 23Trump’s Bullish UN Speech Shows He Won’t Back Down2 articles · 2 independent sources
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Stories that name United Nations

  1. Sep 28– 29WFP official on addressing global hunger in face of wars and climate disasters2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  2. Sep 26'We're not giving up': Beset by climate change, island nations act as conscience of a warming world5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  3. Sep 25– 28Swiss reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum backed by right-wing populist party24 articles · 17 independent sources
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  4. Sep 25– 27Trump declines to say if Ukraine can manufacture Patriot missiles to fend off Russian attacks26 articles · 17 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 3 right
  5. Sep 24– 28Trump's Greenland Agreement Is the 'Art of the Deal' in Action11 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 5 right
  6. Sep 22– 26Al Gore's Inconvenient Lies5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  7. Sep 22– 24Trump calls on all ICC members to resign immediately4 articles · 4 independent sources
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  8. Sep 22– 26Saudi Arabia says it intercepts another Houthi-launched missile17 articles · 10 independent sources
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  9. Sep 21– 22Flights are disrupted across US Northeast because of technical problems at a key air traffic center47 articles · 22 independent sources
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  10. Sep 21– 25Oil Prices Fall as U.S.-Iran Diplomacy and Regional Tensions Remain in Focus7 articles · 6 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Sep 23Iran’s president to speak at the United Nations in rare wartime address2 articles · 2 independent sources
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