EU urges US to reconsider ban on Palestinian officials attending UN assembly

Vice President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, Deputy Secretary General of NATO Radmila Sekerinska and Danish Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen attend the informal EU Defense Ministers’ meeting in Copenhagen, Aug. 29, 2025. (Reuters)
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Updated 31 August 2025
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EU urges US to reconsider ban on Palestinian officials attending UN assembly

  • Kallas said she had asked EU governments to submit proposals for new sanctions against Russia

COPENHAGEN: European Union foreign ministers have urged the United States to reconsider its decision not to allow Palestinian officials to take part in the UN General Assembly in New York, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday.

Speaking after a meeting of the ministers in the Danish capital Copenhagen, Kallas also said she had asked EU governments to submit proposals next week for another package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.


Pentagon chief to hold first press conference on Iran

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Pentagon chief to hold first press conference on Iran

WASHINGTON: Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth will hold a press conference on Monday morning about the joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, the first by a senior official since strikes began Saturday.
The press conference will be held at 8:00 am local time Monday (1300 GMT), the Pentagon announced Sunday on X.
Dan Caine, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, will also take part, the Pentagon said.
Pete Hegseth will also visit Congress on Tuesday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to brief lawmakers on the progress of the military operation, the White House announced Sunday.
Democrats in opposition have complained that they were not consulted before the operation began.
The US and Israeli militaries struck Iran on Saturday, and Iranian state media confirmed Sunday that a strike on Tehran killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.