The UN Security Council was designed to be the world's most powerful governing body, capable of maintaining global peace and security. But in 2024, it’s paralyzed—crippled by outdated structures, ...

The world would stand a better chance of achieving sustainable peace and prosperity if the Security Council were functioning as foreseen in the UN Charter. The world leaders adopted the Pact for the ...

26 January 2025 — Spiralling violence and killings in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo triggered an emergency Security Council meeting Sunday morning amid peacekeeper and civilian ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., speaks during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee with Secretary of ...

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has ordered a “full review” of personnel at the National Security Council (NSC), starting a process to weed out detailees at the agency who are ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser on Wednesday sidelined about 160 National Security Council aides, sending them home while the administration reviews ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s national security advisor has sidelined about 160 National Security Council staffers, telling them to work from home while the administration reviews staffing ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has sidelined about 160 National Security Council staffers, telling them to work from home while the administration reviews ...

While Panama's letter to the U.N. did not yet ask for a Security Council meeting to be convened, it's a warning of simmering tensions that could escalate depending on how the newly inaugurated ...

National security adviser Michael Waltz has authorized a “full review” of dozens of career officials who staff the White House on issues including Iranian and North Korean nuclear ...