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As Washington moves to withdraw from multiple U.N. bodies and withhold funding, the daily U.N. press briefing turns into a tense exchange, revealing a press corps increasingly willing to challenge the limits of multilateralism, accountability, and the Secretary-General’s authority in a rapidly fragmenting world order.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen alongside a White House notice announcing Washington’s withdrawal from multiple U.N. entities. By ATN News Team UNHQ, New York :  — The UN on Thursday expressed regret over the United States’ decision to withdraw from dozens of U.N. organizations, funds, programs, and coordination bodies, warning that the move will reduce U.S. participation across the multilateral system but stressing that the or

The January 2026 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces marks one of the most consequential challenges to state sovereignty in the post–Cold War era. Framed by Washington as law enforcement, the operation has reignited global debate over international law, interventionism, and the limits of American power. As reactions split across Venezuela, Latin America, and major world powers, the episode exposes deep fault lines between accountability and sovereign

At the UN’s Jan. 7 briefing, reporters pressed the Secretary-General’s spokesperson on Venezuela, Syria, and sovereignty, testing how far the organization can go as major powers act faster than diplomacy and humanitarian stakes rise.

A doctrine revived: President Donald Trump, the Western Hemisphere, and the Caribbean energy corridor converge as U.S. power reshapes the region’s fragile energy balance. By Ahmed Fathi NEW YORK —  When U.S. forces moved to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro  in a cross-border operation on January 3rd, the White House described the action as a law-enforcement measure—part of a broader effort to dismantle what it characterized as a criminal state apparatus. But outsi

At the UN’s daily briefing, reporters pressed the Secretary-General’s spokesperson on Venezuela, Gaza, Sudan, and the limits of diplomacy. The exchange revealed growing unease over the UN’s ability to shape political outcomes while humanitarian crises multiply and civilians bear the cost of stalled consensus.

The U.N. Security Council convened in emergency session as Washington’s operation in Venezuela detonated a familiar fault line inside the chamber. From warnings of a dangerous precedent to defenses framed as law enforcement, diplomats clashed over sovereignty, legality, and power—leaving the authority of the U.N. Charter itself under scrutiny.

A tense UN briefing exposed growing strain on the international system after the U.S. military operation in Venezuela. Reporters pressed the Secretary-General’s office on legality, precedent, and credibility, while UN officials warned of rising instability and emphasized humanitarian consequences from Venezuela to Gaza, Sudan, and Ukraine.

In April 2013, Venezuela stood at a crossroads after the death of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro’s razor-thin victory. More than a decade later, revisiting that moment reveals what early analysis got right about legitimacy, power, and economic decay—and what it underestimated about time, endurance, and the ability of systems to survive by hardening.

World leaders are sharply divided after the United States carried out military action in Venezuela, prompting warnings from the United Nations that the move sets a dangerous precedent and raises serious concerns about respect for international law.