About three-quarters of countries in the United Nations (UN) recognize the Palestinian state, which holds a “Permanent Observer State” status within the intergovernmental body — allowing it to be ...

By recognizing a Palestinian state, Emmanuel Macron of France has given a priceless gift to Hamas and has shown that terrorism does indeed pay.

The surprise declaration, endorsed on Tuesday by the 22 member nations of the Arab League, also condemned Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, which set off the devastating war in Gaza. The statement ...

Canada plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, a major policy shift that drew an angry response from US President ...

The travel ban on Palestinian officials may be meant as a more limited broadside than a full range of financial sanctions. It ...

The amount each UN member must pay varies. In 2025, the U.S. was responsible for 22% of the UN’s regular budget and 26.2% of its peacekeeping budget.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved to block visas from being granted to members of the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization ...

The U.S. imposed sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization on ...

Both countries said they would make the formal announcement at the UN General Assembly in New York in September.

He took on some of the world’s most challenging health crises in troubled areas, skillfully coordinating global efforts to ...

Israeli attacks and starvation in Gaza are continuing to claim dozen of lives, as global pressure mounts for a ceasefire and ...

The move comes amid growing signs that world leaders are increasing willing to jolt the Israeli-Palestinian conflict quagmire ...