Somalia will assume the rotating presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council in January 2026, placing the Horn of Africa nation at the helm of the world’s top security body for one month. The presidency rotates among all 15 council members according to Rule 18 of the Security Council’s Provisional Rules of Procedure,

Russia’s representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, glossed over his own country’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine to claim the Trump administration’s Operation Absolute Resolve

The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to meet Monday following U.S. military action that deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Colombia, with backing from Russia and China, requested the emergency session of the 15-member council, according to Reuters.

The U.S. military's intervention in Venezuela, resulting in the ousting of President Nicolas Maduro, has prompted a U.N. Security Council meeting. Concerns are mounting over the implications for international law,

At an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Monday regarding Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, 14 of 15 member states joined Somalia’s permanent representative to the UN in condemning what the ambassador called an “act of aggression” — and at least one denounced the Trump administration’s defense of Israel’s move.

The UN Security Council met Monday to discuss Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, prompting criticism from Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon, who called the session a “blatant double standard.”

The United States has been accused of committing a “crime of aggression” after its dramatic seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sparked a furious backlash at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.