Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
FBI Director Kash Patel spoke at a press conference at the Department of Justice on April 27, 2026, after a suspect was charged for allegedly trying to assassinate top White House officials on April 25 during the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, D.C. Patel was accompanied by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro.
Full press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6ip_nCixYI
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Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Security Council
Lebanon/Israel
Lebanon/Humanitarian
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Syria
Mali
Mali/Humanitarian
Sudan
South Sudan
Chad
Central African Republic
Ukraine
Micronesia
Colombia
Briefings
Financial Contribution
NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
This morning, the Secretary-General addressed the opening of the 11th review conference of the parties to the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
He told Member States that for the first time in decades, the number of nuclear warheads is on the rise, and nuclear testing is back on the table. Hard-won norms are eroding and arms control is dying, Mr. Guterres added.
Across the decades, the Secretary-General reminded Member States that they developed a web of instruments to prevent the use, to prevent the proliferation and to prevent the testing of nuclear weapons, and to achieve their total elimination. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is the bedrock of these efforts.
The Secretary-General called on countries to keep their promises under the Treaty. He also called on them to use the discussions starting to lay the groundwork for the Treaty to evolve, so that it is able to ensure that until nuclear weapons are eliminated, humanity never cedes control over their use; and that nuclear science and technology can be used to benefit sustainable development.
SECURITY COUNCIL
The Secretary-General, as well as Arsenio Dominguez, the head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), briefed the Security Council this morning on maritime security, with the Secretary-General warning that merchant shipping is being used as a tool of pressure and navigational rights and freedoms – bedrock principles of the Law of the Sea – are being undermined. He said that the Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints and its blockage has resulted in the worst supply chain disruption since the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Prolonged disruption risks triggering a global food emergency – pushing millions, especially in Africa and South Asia, into hunger and poverty, Mr. Guterres warned.
The Secretary-General said that the UN Charter’s prohibition of the threat or use of force applies fully at sea. Navigational rights and freedoms of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz must be respected, as affirmed by the Council’s 2817 Resolution.
Mr. Guterres appealed to the parties to open the Strait, to let ships pass with no tolls and no discrimination, let trade resume and let the global economy breathe, he said.
Arsenio Dominguez, the IMO Secretary-General, said that his agency’s main concern remains the safety and the well-being of the roughly 20,000 innocent seafarers who are trapped in the Gulf due to this conflict.
Following the IMO Council decision, he has begun the development of an evacuation framework, using existing traffic separation scheme, to securely evacuate ships and seafarers from the conflict zone, provided it is safe to do so.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-04-27
Opening the 11th NPT Review Conference, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of rising nuclear risks, including renewed interest in nuclear testing. He urged States to honour their commitments and recommit to disarmament and non-proliferation.
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Here, founder and CEO Laureen Meroueh explains how the process works.
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The choice of the tenth UN Secretary-General, who will take office in January 2027, could shape global diplomacy, the response to crises across the world and the direction of the multilateral system for the next decade.
The four candidates so far in the running participated in a series of “interactive dialogues” at UN Headquarters in New York.
Current General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock, explains the process and shares her views on the road ahead.
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to animal testing.
Irene Campbell MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.
Read the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736578
Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/
What are petition debates?
Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers.
Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate.
The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk
Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Education Committee hears evidence on screen time and social media from those representing lived experience of online harms, as well as teaching unions and the social media company Snapchat.
Witnesses:
Esther Ghey – Founder and Director at Brianna Ghey Legacy Project
Mr Andy Burrows – CEO at Molly Rose Foundation
Rani Govender – Associate Head of Policy and Public Affairs at National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
Daniel Kebede – General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU)
TBC – tbc at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)
Jacqueline Beauchere – Senior Director, Global Head of Platform Safety at Snapchat
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Home Affairs Committee question the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, Jess Phillips MP, in a session focusing on the Government’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy.
Witnesses:
Jess Phillips MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls) at Home Office
Gisela Carr – Deputy Director for the Interpersonal Abuse Unit at Home Office
Luke Hughes – Head of the Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation Response Unit at Home Office
