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The U.S. Congress has spoken loudly to condemn Russia’s annexation of Crimea and underscore America’s support for Ukraine. The House and Senate on Thursday passed similar bills providing aid to Ukraine and sanctioning Russia. Final congressional approval could come on Friday.

International efforts to stop the fighting in Syria have failed to end the conflict, as rebel fighters and the Assad government battle on with no immediate victory in sight. The involvement of foreign militants in the Syrian conflict complicates the situation even more.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accepted the idea of third-party mediation in talks with the opposition.

Special Representative Nickolay Mladenov briefs the Security Council.

A wide view of the temporary General Assembly.

North Korea has made a blistering verbal attack on South Korean President Park Geun-hye, calling her a "faithful servant and stooge" of the U.S. and comparing her to a "blabbering" peasant woman.

Christian Ehler

Egyptian military chief Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has resigned from the military and announced he will run for president. With few viable opponents to challenge the field marshal, his official status as the nation's leader seems all but assured.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, with Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of Denmark.