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China and the United States accused each other of unfair trade practices at an informal United Nations Security Council meeting on Wednesday, seeking to portray each other as global bullies amid their escalating trade war. https://t.co/2Dc2HkyM7i

China will next week convene an informal United Nations Security Council meeting to accuse the United States of bullying and "casting a shadow over the global efforts for peace and development" by weaponizing tariffs. https://t.co/S9QwlTZDky

UNICEF has projected that its 2026 budget will shrink by at least 20% compared to 2024, a spokesperson for the U.N. children's agency said on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump slashed global humanitarian aid. https://t.co/iAL15YV2Tk

The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures by operations in Mali, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of Congo, according to internal planning documents seen by Reuters. https://t.co/I42eXktrOY

Iran said on Friday it was giving high-level nuclear talks with the United States on Saturday "a genuine chance", after President Donald Trump threatened bombing if discussions failed. https://t.co/M3a2ODOjBE

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs will cut 20% of its staff as it faces a shortfall of $58 million, U.N. aid chief Tom Fletcher has told staff after OCHA's largest donor - the United States - cut funding. https://t.co/va3Axz4iTk

Washington's decision not to coordinate with European nations about its talks with Iran on Saturday will reduce its leverage and make U.S. and Israeli military action against Tehran ultimately more likely, analysts and diplomats said - by @IrishJReuters https://t.co/OBDVkw0qdj

The United States and Iran are due to hold talks on Saturday on Tehran's nuclear program as Britain, France and Germany consider whether to trigger a restoration of sanctions on Iran at the United Nations before a 2015 nuclear deal expires in October. https://t.co/ndXdE3iJAB

The United States "will have no patience for bad faith negotiation or violation of commitments" as it seeks to end the war in Ukraine, acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea told the Security Council on Tuesday. https://t.co/cQwzeSGWB9

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday rejected a new Israeli proposal to control aid deliveries in Gaza, saying it risks "further controlling and callously limiting aid down to the last calorie and grain of flour." https://t.co/tQwIjynWvd

The United Nations World Food Programme warned on Monday that the termination of U.S. funding for emergency food assistance in 14 countries "could amount to a death sentence for millions of people facing extreme hunger and starvation." https://t.co/1c5AwjSq1M

CAIRO, April 5 (Reuters) - A Palestinian paramedic who was present at an incident in which 15 of his colleagues were killed in southern Gaza last month said he saw Israeli troops firing at emergency vehicles that he later saw stained with blood. https://t.co/vu17b47z0e

The United Nations on Tuesday dismissed as "ridiculous" an assertion by Israel that there was enough food in the Gaza Strip to last for a long period of time, despite the closure of all 25 bakeries in the enclave supported by the World Food Programme. https://t.co/uTN14krXFL

Ukraine has a legitimate government that must be respected, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine could be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for new elections.

"In principle, of course, a temporary administration could be introduced in Ukraine under the auspices of the U.N, the United States, European countries and our partners," Putin was quoted as saying. https://t.co/G7PCxHhSiE

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had withdrawn his pick to be ambassador to the United Nations because the Republicans need to maintain their slim majority in the House of Representatives to advance his "America First" agenda. https://t.co/yobPIo7rfK