Upon the entrance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the UN General Assembly, dozens of diplomats from numerous delegations left the room in protest, which remained half empty amidst pro-Palestine chants. He: "If there are others, let them leave immediately. We would all be dead if we hadn't attacked Iran."
The actress Susan Sarandon was stopped among the people demonstrating in the streets near the UN against Netanyahu's presence at the UN. Sarandon was aligned with Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Dem candidate for Congress, and with city councilor Chi Osséo: they were also taken into custody by the police. The rally, two blocks south of the UN headquarters, was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace and attracted about 250 people.
"We welcomed Trump's plan and the roadmap for the implementation of the second phase," Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in a video message to the UN. "The aim was to end the aggression against our people, ensure the withdrawal of the occupying forces and begin reconstruction. Unfortunately, we have not seen any of this materialize."
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Abraham Accords countries meet in New York
Representatives of the signatory countries of the Abraham Accords, namely Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco, gathered in New York for the first time since January 2023. The roundtable was organized by the Atlantic Council's N7 Foundation, which is committed to promoting the Abraham Accords. U.S. Under Secretary of State Allison Hooker and a representative from Kazakhstan also attended. The representatives discussed ways to strengthen the Abraham Accords, which the United States has struggled to expand after the war in Gaza erupted. No photos were published in the N7 Foundation press release relating to the meeting. Israeli ambassador offers Starlink terminal to Iranian diplomat, he refuses
The Israeli ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, offered the Starlink terminal used by Benjamin Netanyahu to an Iranian diplomat during his speech to the General Assembly. “It can be very helpful in allowing the Iranian people to gain freedom after what you did to them,” Danon said, addressing the diplomat as he was allegedly filmed with a cellphone. The Iranian diplomat turned away without responding or accepting the device. The Iranian government imposed a months-long internet blackout in January in response to protests in the country. The lockdown was officially lifted at the end of May. At the end of his speech, Netanyahu left the terminal to the president of the General Assembly, asking that it be handed over to the Iranian delegation. To receive Sky TG24 news:
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Mamdani replies to Netanyahu: "His lies do not change the ICC arrest warrant"
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani responds to the attack by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who accused him of being an "anti-Semite", a "friend of Hamas", in the UN chamber. “As he has done repeatedly, Netanyahu used his speech to repeat baseless lies aimed at sugarcoating the genocide of the Palestinians. However, no lie can change the fact that he is the recipient of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity,” Mamdani said. Iran war, price increases for families: 1.8 billion in 6 months
The crisis in the Gulf is having its effects on the budgets of Italian families. Over the course of six months of conflict, between February and August 2026, the consumer price index for electricity, gas and other domestic fuels soared by 11.4%. Which means 1.8 billion euros weighing on the spending of Italian families. This was revealed by Confartigianato in an analysis presented during the twenty-second edition of the annual "Energies and Sustainability Confartigianato High School" convention, organized by the Confederation in collaboration with the Caem, CEnPI and Multienergia energy consortia. The price increases are mainly driven by gas, up by 13.5%, followed by electricity with an increase of 10.1%. The impact, however, is not distributed uniformly across the country. Iran war, price increases for families: 1.8 billion in 6 months
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Yemen, Mélenchon: 'To send French military vehicles to A. Saudi needs Parliament's vote
The French presidential candidate of the LFI (France insoumise) Jean-Luc Mélenchon has asked for a vote in Parliament on Emmanuel Macron's announcement of the dispatch of "military means" to "protect" the Yanbu site, the main Saudi terminal for the export of crude oil on the Red Sea. "Deploying troops to Saudi Arabia means settling into a war scenario. If the base were hit, what would we do? There is no question of becoming a belligerent party. Therefore, the Assembly must vote on the issue. Article 35 of the Constitution", wrote Jean-Luc Mélenchon on X. Mamdani replies to Netanyahu: 'Lies to clean up Palestinian genocide'
The mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, responded to the statements of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the UN General Assembly, accusing him of having uttered "baseless lies" to "clean up his genocide of the Palestinians". In a statement, Mamdani added that no lie can "change the fact that Netanyahu remains the subject of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court," which accuses him of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The US will hand over a hub at Baghdad airport to Iraq
The United States will transfer to Iraqi authorities a diplomatic and logistics center located at Baghdad airport, a facility repeatedly targeted by Iranian-backed groups during the Middle East conflict; the Foreign Ministry announced this today. The ministry announced the signing of an agreement with the US chargé d'affaires Steven Fagin to "hand over to the Iraqi government the diplomatic support center, headed by the US embassy, located at Baghdad international airport". This initiative, the ministry added, is part of efforts to end the military presence of the US-led coalition in Iraq, with the withdrawal of the remaining troops expected to be completed by September 30. For years, Iranian-backed armed groups - which have long called for the withdrawal of foreign troops - have targeted US facilities and coalition forces in Iraq. During the conflict in the Middle East, such groups struck US sites on more than 600 occasions, including the facility at Baghdad airport. Iran-US war, how much did the six months of conflict cost
More than six months after the United States and Israel attacked the Islamic Republic of Iran, consumers continue to face a barrage of price increases, starting with energy products with the prices of gasoline, diesel and gas steadily rising. As with the fate of the conflict, there is currently no end in sight regarding the additional costs caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Here's a summary. Iran-US war, how much did the six months of conflict cost
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Netanyahu: "The Iranian regime will fall and we will all celebrate"
"One day Iranians will be free. The evil regime in Tehran will fall and we will all celebrate that day." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said so. Netanyahu at the UN: "Mamdani anti-Semitic, ashamed of the lies"
Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Zohran Mamdani as "anti-Semitic". "Shame on you for spreading lies," the Israeli prime minister told the UN, claiming that many Jews in New York "have not felt safe since he was elected mayor." “You can't silence me, you can't silence the truth,” he added. Netanyahu at the UN: "Violent settlers are young thugs"
Benjamin Netanyahu called the violent settlers "a handful of young thugs" in his speech to the UN General Assembly. Who are the Houthis, the militia that controls Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea
Zaydi-style Shiites have controlled the Yemeni capital Sana'a for years now. Behind them is Iran, an ideological, religious and military ally. Their role has become even more crucial after the outbreak of the conflict inflaming the Middle East. Who are the Houthis, the militia that controls Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea
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Netanyahu: "We have been in the Golan since the time of Moses"
"We have been in the Golan Heights since the time of Moses." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this in response to Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa who yesterday, again from the UN stage, declared that the Golan will remain Syrian territory. Netanyahu: "Proportionally, October 7th is 16 times September 11th"
On October 7, the Palestinians "massacred 1,200 Israelis. I want to give you an idea of what this means for a country of 10 million inhabitants. Proportionately, it is equivalent to 40,000 innocent Americans massacred in less than 24 hours. That's 16 times 9/11; 16 times 9/11, which happened not very far from here." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared this in his speech to the UN General Assembly in New York. Netanyahu shows pager to the UN: "Hezbollah remembers him"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows the UN Assembly one of the pagers used by Israel in Lebanon in 2024. "Do you remember it? Hezbollah remembers it," he said. Netanyahu: "We will win, after October 7 we fought like lions"
"We will win, we have no other choice." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this after talking about his brother who was killed and retracing the October 7 attack. “Hamas monsters killed Holocaust survivors, raped our women and killed children,” he highlighted. “They thought they would terrify us, but instead we fought like lions,” he added, boasting that a small country like Israel fought on seven fronts. Netanyahu: "GB and France accuse us of colonialism, they coined the term"
"They accuse Israel of colonialism. And who accuses us? People in Britain and France who coined the word colonialism." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this while speaking at the UN. Netanyahu: "If I hadn't attacked Iran we would all be dead"
Attacking Iran "was one of the easiest decisions I ever made as prime minister." Benjamin Netanyahu said this at the UN, adding that if he had not done so "we would all be dead". Mamdani responds to Netanyahu with an olive branch for peace
A few minutes before Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN, the mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani responded without saying a word to the accusations of the Israeli prime minister who had criticized him for supporting Hamas and "inciting riots against the Jews of New York". In a video released on social media, Mamdani plants an olive tree at Gracie Mansion and has dinner with Palestinian families from Gaza. "May peace be our future," he wrote in the caption on X. Netanyahu at the UN: whoever left the room is a coward
"Whoever left the room is a moral coward, if there are others, let them leave immediately." Benjamin Netanyahu said this at the UN General Assembly after dozens of people left the room. Dozens of envoys leave the UN hall as Netanyahu arrives
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered the UN General Assembly to give his speech. Upon his entrance, dozens of diplomats from numerous delegations left the room in protest, which remained half empty. There were also pro-Palestine chants. Protests against Netanyahu at the UN, Susan Sarandon arrested
The actress Susan Sarandon was stopped today among the people demonstrating in the streets near the UN against the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN. Sarandon was aligned with Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Dem candidate for Congress, and with city councilor Chi Osséo: they were also taken into custody by the police. The rally, two blocks south of the UN headquarters, was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace and attracted about 250 people. Mahsa Amini, 4 years after the killing: data, testimonies, protests
Four years ago the killing of the young woman, who died in Iranian police custody for an alleged violation of the headscarf rules, sparked enormous protests both in the country and abroad. What remains of the Donna, Vita, Libertà movement today? Mahsa Amini, 4 years after the killing: data, testimonies, protests
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Pro Pal protests, Susan Sarandon arrested
Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon was arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest outside the United Nations building in New York, shortly before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech. Emmy-winning actresses Cynthia Nixon and Hannah Einbinder were also arrested during the protest, which actor Elliot Page also attended. UN, media: Mamdami is the reason for Netanyahu's short stay
According to sources close to the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Sind
