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The U.S. and Austria are among nations suspending money to the United Nations' Palestinian relief agency.

State officials estimate damage from a recent fire at Legislative Hall totaling $1.5 million. Restoration contractors have been cleaning and remediating…

As part of his U.S. tour, Pope Francis spoke to the United Nation's General Assembly. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli discusses the pope's address with Renee Montagne.

The United Nations Security Council passed new sanctions on North Korea over the weekend. It is estimated that the country will lose about a third of its exports and hard currency, but the U.S. has previously struggled to get countries to follow up on sanctions.

World leaders are taking stock of a set of ambitious goals to fight poverty and hunger around the world. Ukraine's president is also expected to attend the general assembly.

At a summit in Vietnam, President Trump said he believed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's claim that he had nothing to do with the 2017 death of American college student Otto Warmbier.

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Amnesty International's Margaret Huang about the group's criticism of the U.N. for removing Saudi Arabia from the list of countries which harm children during conflicts.

For all the presidential aspirants, just three have launched exploratory committees. The others are jumping through hoops to make clear that they're just thinking about the possibility of running.

When asked if Americans should be worried about tensions with North Korea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson replied, "I think Americans should sleep well at night."

President Obama told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that the world stands at a crossroads between war and peace. NPR's Scott Horsley speaks with Audie Cornish from New York City.