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Pyongyang said it's a dream for the U.S. to think it will give up its nuclear weapons. The U.N. Security Council last week approved new sanctions against North Korea after its latest missile launch.

Israel hit the Syrian military headquarters and close to the presidential palace in Damascus with airstrikes Wednesday. The UN Security Council will meet to discuss the crisis between the countries.

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.

Israel ends its agreement with the U.N. aid agency for Palestinians, but aid workers say there is no Plan B in place.

Palestinians across Gaza say they're starving and cold without enough food or shelter. Aid groups say Israel is not letting enough supplies into Gaza. Armed gangs are also stealing aid.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano says that, "with cooperation" from Tehran, a report could be finalized before January.

Ukraine says that in the past 24 hours alone, 14 of its soldiers have died and 172 were injured. The leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia are trying to salvage a cease-fire.

The security council voted unanimously on a new sanctions resolution Monday that U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley says is meant to starve North Korea of money needed to support its nuclear program.

In June, Russia serves as the president of the United Nations Security Council. Already, that has meant a focus on Ukraine. Russia wants the Ukrainian government to end its military crackdown on separatists. It has also called for consultations on the humanitarian situation in the country.

The uncle of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un was once among the most powerful men in the secretive country. Then, without warning, he was reportedly arrested and executed as a traitor.