The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Ukrainian civilians in Bucha killed by metal darts from Russian ‘nail bomb’ artillery

Foresenic experts reportedly found several ‘nail-like’ objects in the heads and chests of victims

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

UN boss Antonio Guterres calls for humanitarian corridors in Ukraine after meeting Sergei Lavrov in Moscow

Mr Guterres said the UN stood ready to mobilise all of its resources to help civilians in besieged Mariupol

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2022

Malian jihadists claim to have captured fighter with Russia's Wagner group

Jihadists in Mali say they have captured a fighter working for Wagner, the Russian private security firm hired by the country’s military junta to train the military - though France and other countries say the fighters are acting as mercenaries.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 26, 2022

World Leaders Welcome Macron's French Election Win

World leaders rushed to congratulate France's centrist President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections Sunday. Here are some of the main reactions according to AFP: - European Union -"I am delighted to be able to continue our excellent cooperation," tweeted European…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022

UN ready to evacuate people from Mariupol, says chief in Moscow visit

António Guterres meets Putin and Lavrov but Kyiv says he should have come to Ukraine first

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022

What is Adenovirus and what are the symptoms as doctors investigate spike in child hepatitis cases

Infectious microbes may be linked to spike in illnesses among young people

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

50bn tonnes of sand and gravel extracted each year, finds UN study

Calls for international standard on extraction and better monitoring of most-exploited resource after water

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022

Commentary: Russia is causing bloodshed in Myanmar, too

My heart breaks as I watch Russian planes bombing civilian homes, displacing millions of refugees and committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Four thousand miles away from Ukraine, in my home country of Myanmar (also known as Burma), Russia has been complicit for decades in the violence of the Burmese…

Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022

Scott Morrison is setting up another fake fight on a carbon ‘tax’

With Australia’s lived experience of global heating, you would think we’d have moved past grown men staging hyperbolic encounters with invisible things

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

UN: Humanity Stuck in 'Spiral of Self-destruction'

Humanity is suffering from a "broken perception of risk", spurring us into activities and behaviors that cause climate change and a surging number of disasters around the globe, the UN warned Tuesday. In a fresh report, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, or UNDRR, found that between 350 and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022