Rebeca Grynspan has secured 12 encouraging votes, yet the succession to António Guterres remains unresolved. Candidates from the UAE and Turkey are testing regional rotation—and exposing who holds the keys to the organisation.
Athens is preparing to assume the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the second time in October, putting maritime security back at the top of its agenda. With the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz emerging as critical pressure points for global trade and energy flows, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is calling for freedom of navigation, stronger protection for seafarers and strict adherence to international law.
Dozens of delegates walked out as Benjamin Netanyahu took the UN podium. The Israeli prime minister responded by calling them “moral cowards,” defended Israel’s conduct in Gaza and opened new fronts with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Qatar and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. But his speech had another audience far beyond the General Assembly hall: Israeli voters, just weeks before the October 27 election.
A hard geopolitical message from New York: Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Damascus’ claims over the Golan Heights, defended Israel’s war against Iran and took aim at Turkey and Qatar, as dozens of delegations walked out of the UN General Assembly hall.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for disputes in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean to be resolved through international law, while in the same UN speech he again demanded international recognition of the breakaway entity in northern Cyprus and insisted on the “sovereign equality” of Turkish Cypriots.
From Silicon Valley and Stanford to New York and the UN, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is embarking on a US visit with a dual agenda: investment and technology on the one hand, and Greek-Turkish relations, Cyprus and high-level diplomacy on the other. No meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been scheduled, but Athens is keeping the door open.
The UN Secretary-General candidate presented her priorities to the Greek prime minister, who underscored Greece’s commitment to multilateralism and a strong United Nations
The second secret ballot opens the real power struggle for the top UN job — Rebeca Grynspan leads the race, but Washington, Moscow, Beijing, Paris and London ultimately hold the keys
The UN Secretary-General’s mission to Cyprus is not just another diplomatic visit. It is a final attempt to determine whether there is enough political ground for a new five-party conference or whether the Cyprus file will be handed to his successor without meaningful progress.
A report by The Independent claims the United Nations is exploring a new framework for resolving the Cyprus issue based on a looser federal structure, featuring two constituent states, limited central powers and a new security architecture. While no official proposal has been submitted, the reported ideas have already triggered political debate in Cyprus and beyond.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held high-level talks with Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and candidate for the next UN Secretary-General, as global security challenges—from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East to Iran's nuclear program and the future of civilian nuclear energy—continue to reshape the international agenda.
Nicosia accuses Ankara of violations tied to occupation, displacement and illegal settlement activity in explosive UN intervention
Ankara has intensified its confrontation with Greece at the United Nations, rejecting Athens’ objection to the term “Turkish Straits” and turning a diplomatic dispute over terminology into a broader geopolitical battle over sovereignty, maritime influence and strategic control in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea region.
Athens invokes the Montreux Convention, warning against “terminology drift” with geopolitical stakes
“Inalienable Right – No to Casus Belli”
A message to Tehran: 135 countries align as geopolitical tensions rise at the UN and across the Middle East
A new era of tension in the Eastern Mediterranean – Turkey reasserts “Blue Homeland” claims and the Turkey-Libya memorandum; Greece responds with firm diplomatic refusal.
Ankara revives the invalid “Turkey-Libya Memorandum,” insists on “Blue Homeland,” escalating Eastern Mediterranean tensions
Clear political and geopolitical messages from the Greek Prime Minister – Support for Ukraine and Palestinians, criticism of Ankara, and a call for joint European defense
Athens formally rejects Libya’s unilateral maritime claims and calls for negotiations based on international law
New diplomatic note strengthens Greece and Cyprus's legal stance amid rising Eastern Mediterranean tensions
