The U.S., China and Russia clash at the Security Council over the U.S. military operation as Venezuela blasts the U.S. for abducting its president.
WATCH: UN Security Council Clash Over Venezuela
Category: United Nations
Trump’s Teatro Yanqui del Absurdo
UPDATED: Donald Trump’s Mar-al-Lago press conference announcing that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela was pure Yankee theater of the absurd, writes Joe Lauria.
WATCH: Pilger & Palestine
To mark the second anniversary of the passing of John Pilger, CN presents his 2002 documentary Palestine Is Still the Issue followed by CN’s 2021 discussion with Pilger and historian Ilan Pappé.
Mutual Aid or Mutual Assured Destruction
WATCH: Cooperation is more important than competition in human survival, argued Peter Kropotkin. After competition brought two world wars, mutual aid twice sought to rescue humanity. Will there be a third chance? asks Joe Lauria.
Jeffrey Sachs: European Security Includes Russia
In an open letter in Berliner Zeitung, the author tells the German chancellor that peace in Ukraine cannot be achieved by pretending that Russia’s security concerns do not exist.
Chris Hedges: Rebranding Genocide
Israel’s extensive and blatant flouting of international agreements and law presage a world where the law is whatever the most militarily advanced countries say it is.
Jeffrey Sachs: Trump’s Thuggish Empire
The Venezuelan tanker seizure and Denmark’s anxiety about Greenland both show the White House’s bullying 2025 National Security Strategy in brazen action.
Sanctions Kill
Speakers from four affected countries — Cuba, Nicaragua, Palestine and Venezuela — describe the deadly toll of blockades and sanctions, particularly on children under 5.
How a New UN Secretary-General is Chosen
A look at the complicated process that has evolved to choose the next U.N. secretary general who will assume office in 2027. Ben Donaldson reports.
Israel’s Continued Defiance of World Court & UN
Mona Ali Khalil says the U.N. chief has a duty to take further measures to restrain Israel as it escalates and expands its violations of international humanitarian and rights law.