The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Yemen civil war: what sparked latest escalation and who is involved?

Conflict between UN-recognised government and Iran-backed Houthis has impacts far beyond country’s borders

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

Przewalski’s horses return to Kazakhstan after 200 years with two foals born

In the early hours of 22 August, a seven-year-old Przewalski's horse gave birth at the Alibi Reintroduction Centre, a wildlife sanctuary on Kazakhstan's steppe. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, experts believe the male foal may be the first Przewalski's horse born on these grasslands in two centuries. Eight…

The Times of India · Oct 7

Malaysia hosts Myanmar junta leader as criticism grows over repatriation of refugees

Min Aung Hlaing is making his fifth trip to an Asean country since shedding his military uniform and settling in the civilian role of president in April

The Independent UK · Oct 7

The Guardian view on the Green party and Palestine: rejecting two states is no shortcut to peace

Editorial: Zack Polanski must defend Palestinian freedom while reassuring Jewish members and showing that his party can handle disagreements

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6

Kabul water crisis: Afghan capital edges towards 'day zero' as boreholes dry, drought bites and aid stays frozen

Kabul faces a severe water crisis as aquifers deplete faster than they can be replenished. The population growth has resulted in excessive groundwater extraction from unregulated borewells. Many residents now rely on expensive water from private tankers due to limited piped water access. Contaminated groundwater exacerbates the situation, leaving residents…

The Economic Times · Oct 6

The global panel on inequality needs African evidence: here’s how it could work

World leaders have been asked to support a proposed International Panel on Inequality. Brazil, Norway, South Africa and Spain, together with Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, made the call on the margins of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York in September 2026.

The Conversation · Oct 6

Sudan’s death toll in 2025 could be as high as 100,000: how we did the count

Estimates of the number of people directly killed in Sudan’s civil war vary widely, in part because counting casualties in active conflict zones is extremely difficult. In 2025, for instance, one conflict monitoring organisation reported around 19,000 direct deaths from political violence across Sudan. Other research teams put the toll…

The Conversation · Oct 6

Trump's 'super intelligence' rebrand keeps Slovenian domain sales surging

Slovenia has struck digital gold, courtesy of the White House. Since US President Donald Trump signed an executive order rebranding artificial intelligence as "super intelligence"or "SI", buyers have been scrambling for the country's .si web domains.

Euronews · Oct 6

How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies

The World Health Organization says that a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia poses a "very low" risk outside the country

The Independent UK · Oct 6

Argentina will stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, foreign minister says

Pablo Quirno says move is part of Argentinian government’s strategy to peacefully assert sovereignty over the islands

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6