The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Pope heads to Cameroon with message of peace for the country’s divided regions

Pope Leo XIV left Algeria on Wednesday headed for Cameroon for a four-day trip that includes a visit to the epicentre of a nearly decade-long separatist conflict, where he is due to bring a message of peace.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 15

Seoul court sentences US YouTuber to 6 months in jail over offensive stunts

An American YouTuber who sparked national outrage in South Korea for provocative stunts, including dancing on a statue honoring victims of wartime sexual slavery, was sentenced to six months in prison by a Seoul court on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Apr 15

Sudan condemns Berlin conference as devastating war enters fourth year

Sudan has condemned a Berlin donor conference as “surprising and unacceptable” interference as the war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters its fourth year. Millions of people remain displaced, with widespread hunger and escalating attacks deepening the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 15

Xi calls China-Russia ties 'precious' in current international context

Chinese President Xi Jinping has praised the stability and certainty of China-Russia relations, calling them precious in the face of an international landscape intertwined with changes and chaos

The Independent UK · Apr 15

UN nuclear chief urges strict Iran checks in any deal to end war

The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says that “very detailed” measures to verify Iran’s nuclear activities must be put in place in a potential U.S.-Iran agreement to end their war in the Middle East

The Independent UK · Apr 15

Officials warn Sudan conflict has been ‘abandoned’ as war enters fourth year

Sudan is entering a fourth year of war marked by famine and massacres

The Independent UK · Apr 15

‘A ray of hope’: EU governments gather to plan way out of fossil fuel reliance

Energy crises could be a thing of the past if reliable, cheap and abundant clean energy is given precedence over fossil fuels.

Euronews · Apr 15

Iran-US war latest: Trump announces historic talks between Lebanon and Israel with White House optimistic for peace

‘We feel good about the prospects of a deal”, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said

The Independent UK · Apr 15

Hopes rise for renewed talks as US military says Iran blockade is in force

Hopes rose for renewed talks between the United States and Iran as the U.S. military said its blockade of Iranian ports was in full effect and Tehran threatened to retaliate by strike targets across the war-weary region

The Independent UK · Apr 15

Why Myanmar’s new government is just a ‘junta in civilian clothing’

ANALYSIS: As the general who led the coup against Aung San Suu Kyi’s government sheds his uniform to take over as president, analysts tell Shweta Sharma what it means for a country ravaged by a civil war and an economic crisis

The Independent UK · Apr 15