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UN member states voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an immediate Gaza ceasefire, Hamas' hostage release, and urgent aid access for 2 million Palestinians. The 193-nation General Assembly passed the ...
The decision Thursday could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran later this year.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is discouraging governments around the world from attending a U.N. conference next week on a possible two-state solution between Israel and the ...
A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it "fails to guarantee" the rights of the Chagossian people. The deal, signed last month ...
A global summit on the dire state of the oceans opened Monday in France, with demands to ban bottom trawling and expand marine protections. The UN Ocean Conference in Nice seeks concrete plans and ...
The U.S. vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.
Former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was voted in as president of the UN General Assembly. Meanwhile, Germany's tough migration policy has been dealt a setback in court. DW has more.
Desperate Palestinians stop, unload UN food trucks as Israeli attacks kill dozens in Gaza World May 31, 2025 11:35 AM EDT ...
Thus, the UN joined forces with media, NGOs, academia and governments to develop the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. This coalition-based mechanism requires ...
A UN official misstated Gaza’s starvation risk. The number was real, but the timeline wasn’t An urgent warning about 14,000 starving children spread fast — but it was based on an 11-month ...
Satellite images have for the first time shown the extent of a shipyard accident in North Korea that damaged a new warship in the presence of the secretive state's leader, Kim Jong Un.
An accident occurred during the launch of a new North Korean warship while leader Kim Jong Un was watching, state media KCNA said on Thursday. Kim, who witnessed the failed launch of the 5,000-ton ...