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Organization · 162 stories · 1,273 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

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  • The 2026 warnings over AI's risks and calls to slow it down

    Here for 3 stories about United Nations Security Council

    Apr 6week of Sep 28

    Sep 28 Florida attorney general asks judge to halt new OpenAI model development

    85 stories · earliest story we hold Apr 8

  • The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

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    Jan 8, 2024week of Sep 21, 2026

    Sep 25 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion

    297 stories · earliest story we hold Jan 10, 2024

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The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

25 of 297 stories this December · 2 about United Nations Security Council

US Envoy Witkoff Will Meet Putin in Moscow While Zelenskyy Tours Europe as Peace Efforts Press Ahead · 37 articles, Dec 1Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys · 18 articles, Dec 2Putin Says There Are Points He Can't Agree To in the US Proposal to End Russia's War in Ukraine · 10 articles, Dec 3Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough, Putin aide says · 10 articles, Dec 3Ukraine to give new peace plans · 12 articles, Dec 6Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as talks to end war continue · 17 articles, Dec 6Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy · 19 articles, Dec 8Zelenskyy will hold urgent talks with 30 countries as Trump pushes for swift peace deal with Russia · 17 articles, Dec 8Pope Leo meets Zelenskyy, calls for 'just and lasting' peace in Ukraine · 20 articles, Dec 8Ukraine’s Zelensky refuses to give up land to Russia: ‘Precisely what we are fighting for’ · 11 articles, Dec 9US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says · 6 articles, Dec 11Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to meet Zelenskyy, Europe leaders in Berlin · 10 articles, Dec 122 killed in Russia while Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on · 6 articles, Dec 13Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees · 12 articles, Dec 14US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 5 articles, Dec 15Russia Indicates It’s Open to Ukraine Joining EU as Part of Peace Deal to End War, US Officials Say · 7 articles, Dec 15Zelensky says peace proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days · 19 articles, Dec 16Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks, but is it? Here are the key sticking points · 12 articles, Dec 16U.S. to meet with Russian and Ukrainian teams in Miami for new peace talks · 9 articles, Dec 18Russia says talks on U.S. peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively' · 22 articles, Dec 21Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 10 articles, Dec 24U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war · 7 articles, Dec 24Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on Ukraine security guarantees · 58 articles, Dec 26Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy · 84 articles, Dec 26Zelensky says US offering Ukraine 15-year security guarantee in latest peace plan · 33 articles, Dec 29

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Oct 2, 20231317372
Oct 9, 202328339
Oct 16, 2023311239
Oct 23, 202356627
Oct 30, 202324339
Nov 13, 20231116783
Nov 20, 2023310246
Nov 27, 20231207
Dec 4, 202312279149
Dec 11, 2023718470
Dec 18, 202336448311
Dec 25, 202357238
Jan 1, 20248141076
Jan 8, 202465019
Jan 15, 202441211
Jan 22, 20242121791
Feb 5, 202425312
Feb 12, 202465021
Feb 19, 2024212910137
Mar 11, 202430012
Mar 18, 2024143111187
Mar 25, 2024143514163
Apr 8, 202415414
Apr 15, 202414171495
Apr 22, 202436315
May 6, 2024817666
May 13, 2024412436
May 20, 202426738
May 27, 20241219790
Jun 3, 2024162413106
Jun 10, 2024152910154
Jun 24, 202445012
Jul 1, 20240316
Jul 22, 20240036
Sep 23, 202438324
Sep 30, 2024511541
Nov 18, 2024512428
Dec 16, 20240206
Jan 20, 20252106
Feb 17, 202567120
Feb 24, 202558421
Mar 10, 20251418
Jun 2, 202516418
Jul 21, 2025917767
Jul 28, 2025412636
Aug 4, 2025310435
Aug 11, 202527226
Aug 25, 202597638
Sep 15, 202534210
Sep 22, 202526321
Sep 29, 20252127
Oct 6, 20251417
Oct 27, 202544315
Nov 3, 202526429
Nov 10, 202516212
Nov 17, 2025920964
Dec 8, 2025711541
Dec 15, 202512131275
Dec 22, 20251203
Dec 29, 2025253920245
Jan 5, 202641511
Jan 19, 2026173020177
Feb 16, 20261015
Feb 23, 2026716946
Mar 2, 20266245124
Mar 9, 202614116
Mar 23, 202605310
Apr 6, 20261238
Jun 29, 202606730
Jul 20, 202612210
Jul 27, 202615319
Aug 31, 20260206
Sep 7, 202614216
Sep 14, 2026231226
Sep 21, 2026225824339
Sep 28, 20261102

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

Everything else21 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Dec 26– 30At UN, Somalia slams Israel’s Somaliland recognition as ‘threat’ to peace14 articles · 8 independent sources
    4 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 14– 18U.N. Security Council approves Trump's Gaza peace plan60 articles · 40 independent sources
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  3. Oct 10Venezuela asks UN Security Council for emergency session over US military actions in the Caribbean7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  4. Sep 30– Oct 1UN Security Council approves new military force to fight Haiti gangs8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  5. Sep 22UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Russian jet incursions over Estonia9 articles · 8 independent sources
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  6. Sep 19UN Security Council votes to reimpose Iran nuclear sanctions6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Sep 18– 19US casts 6th veto at United Nations over war in Gaza7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  8. Aug 28– 29UN Security Council to vote on ending peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on Dec. 31, 202620 articles · 13 independent sources
    5 left, 1 center, 2 right

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  1. Dec 17– 18Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' entering and leaving Venezuela81 articles · 53 independent sources
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  2. Dec 8– 14Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump's ceasefire claim54 articles · 31 independent sources
    7 left, 11 center, 5 right
  3. Nov 18At least one killed and three injured after attack at West Bank junction14 articles · 12 independent sources
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  4. Nov 16– 17Netanyahu insists there can be no Palestinian state, ahead of U.N. vote leaving door open10 articles · 10 independent sources
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  5. Nov 1– 4Trump administration advancing UN resolution for Gaza security force, source says12 articles · 8 independent sources
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  6. Oct 30– Nov 6Putin tells officials to submit plans for possibly resuming nuclear tests after Trump's remarks32 articles · 24 independent sources
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  7. Sep 24– 29UN imposes 'snapback' sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran22 articles · 16 independent sources
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  8. Aug 28– 29France, Germany and UK begin process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran over nuclear program39 articles · 28 independent sources
    5 left, 7 center, 6 right
  9. Jul 24– 26Deadly border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia continue as countries trade accusations82 articles · 41 independent sources
    9 left, 17 center, 7 right
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