Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Keith Johnston writes: As an undergraduate in 1973 I learned a great deal about events in Chile from the reports of Hugh O’Shaughnessy

The Guardian - UK

Worrying insights from UN's first-ever assessment of water security in Africa

When it comes to water security – a reliable, good supply of safe water – just 29 African countries have made some progress over the past three to five years. Twenty-five have made none.

The Conversation

Footage appears to show Russian armoured vehicle firing on cyclist in Ukrainian city of Bucha

Drone footage appears to show a Russian armoured vehicle firing on a cyclist in the town of Bucha, where Ukraine has accused Russia of committing war crimes. WARNING: some viewers may find this content disturbing.

ABC News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Pope Francis kisses Ukrainian flag from 'martyred' Bucha

Pope Francis has kissed a battered Ukrainian flag that was brought to him from the Ukrainian city of Bucha and called again for an end to the war

The Independent UK

Russian troops accused of blocking rescue of Ukrainian civilians trapped beneath rubble in Borodyanka

Hundreds of residents in the heavily shelled town near Kyiv remain beneath the wreckage, authorities fear

The Independent UK

Yemen's fragile truce: Warring parties trade accusations of ceasefire violations

The first day of Ramadan brought hope to Yemen with the start of a two-month truce. But a few days in, warring sides have already traded accusations of ceasefire violations. Nonetheless, the fragile truce offers the best hope in years for ending what the UN has called the world's worst…

France 24

Something To Shellebrate: Ruined Oyster Reefs Can Be Restored Say Experts

Over-harvesting and disease have devastated oyster populations over the last two centuries.

Zenger

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Brave protesters lie tied up on streets of Moscow to recreate Bucha massacre

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT Hundreds of dead civilians were found in the city of Bucha - sparking protests in the Russian capital of Moscow to highlight the atrocities that left the Ukrainian city's streets littered with dead bodies

Daily Mirror

Infographic: 30 years since the Bosnian War

The international armed conflict that lasted from 1992 to 1995 led to a genocide that killed more than 100,000 people.

Al Jazeera

Iran says it gave long-sought answers to UN atomic watchdog

Iran says it supplied the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog with documents related to the discovery of uranium particles at former undeclared sites in the country

The Independent UK

The United Nations has the power to punish Putin. This is how it can be done

Ukraine urgently needs help – and if the UN can’t act, the global consequences could be catastrophic, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US and allies to hit Russia with new sanctions

US, G7 and EU to target Moscow with new measures as Ukraine says 4,400 incidents of alleged ‘war crimes’ being investigated. Plus, unseen photos of rock history

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin 'wants to build pro-Russia empire from Vladivostok to Portugal'

World leaders are calling for President Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes but experts are concerned these horrors could continue as the despot pushes forward with a grander plan to build a sprawling empire

Daily Mirror

Tear Gas Fired at Sudan Protest 3 Years after Anti-Bashir Sit-in

Thousands protested across Sudan against military rule on the anniversary Wednesday of previous popular uprisings, most recently against president Omar al-Bashir three years ago. Security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators in the capital Khartoum, its twin city of Omdurman, and in Wad Madani to the south, witnesses and AFP…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s daughters targeted in US sanctions against Russia

Joe Biden links new measures directly to accounts of atrocities committed by Russian forces in Bucha

Asharq Al-Awsat

Alleged Janjaweed Leader Denies Darfur Atrocities at War Crimes Court

A man accused of leading Sudan's feared Janjaweed militia pleaded not guilty to dozens of war crimes charges on Tuesday, at the start of the International Criminal Court's first trial over the Darfur conflict. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is charged with overseeing thousands of pro-government Janjaweed fighters during the peak…

The Independent UK

No light, communication, medicine, heat or water in Mariupol as Russian assault continues, Britain says

‘Russian forces have prevented humanitarian access, likely to pressure defenders to surrender’

The Independent UK

Sudan pro-democracy groups call for fresh anti-coup protests

Sudan’s pro-democracy groups have called for mass protests, denouncing an October military coup that plunged the country into political turmoil and aggravated its economic woes

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tehran Gives IAEA Documents About Outstanding Issues

Iran has handed over documents related to outstanding issues to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami told a televised news conference on Wednesday. Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog last month agreed a three-month plan that in the best case will resolve the long-stalled issue…

Los Angeles Times

The world is running out to time to blunt climate change. Where’s the urgency?

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres didn’t mince words in responding to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which shows global warming is on track to blow past a critical 2.7-degree Fahrenheit limit by the end of this decade unless countries make swift and dramatic cuts in fossil fuel…

ABC News

Australia's refugee intake should be boosted amid Russian invasion of Ukraine, SA Premier says

Referring to recent and ongoing global crises, Peter Malinauskas calls on Australia to increase its refugee intake, saying the current target is "very unambitious".

Reuters

Hungary's foreign ministry summons Ukrainian ambassador

Hungary's foreign ministry has summoned Ukraine's ambassador over what it called his offensive statements on Hungary's stance regarding the war, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Russian forces overnight struck a fuel depot and a factory in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, and the number of casualties remains unclear, the region’s governor Valentyn Reznichenko said Wednesday on the Telegram messaging app

The Guardian - AU

Wednesday briefing: Western allies to unveil more sanctions against Russia

New measures against Russian banks and a ban on new investment expected … two-child policy is failure, says study … and how Britain got spooked

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Consultations Begin Drafting Roadmap to Bolster State Institutions

After six days of discussions in Riyadh, gatherers at the intra-Yemeni consultations began drafting solutions and a roadmap that would address the challenges confronting their country's security and stability. The Gulf Cooperation Council is sponsoring the talks that kicked off last week. GCC Ambassador to Yemen Sarhan Al-Minaikher said consensus…

1 … 1357 1358 1359 1360

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Atomic Energy Agency

International Criminal Court

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.