Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Breaking 3 publishers covering this story in the last 6 hours

3h ago Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize is an example of how international law trumps the law of the jungle
4h ago America's First Military Execution in 65 Years May Never Air
5h ago ‘No regret’: The EEA’s six steps to make Europe more competitive without sacrificing sustainability

Understanding Vladimir Putin, the man who fooled the world

The Russian president has always shown us exactly who he is. So why did it take the invasion of Ukraine for us to believe him?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2022

World Food Prices Jump to a New Record

World food prices jumped nearly in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets for staple grains and edible oils, the UN food agency said on Friday. The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) food price index, which tracks the most globally traded food…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 9, 2022

European Commission pledges €1bn to support Ukraine – as it happened

This liveblog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2022

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

Head of new Yemeni council promises end to war via peace process

The head of Yemen's new presidential council said on Friday he would end the seven-year-long war via a peace process, in his first speech since power was delegated to the body by the Saudi-backed president this week.

Reuters · Apr 8, 2022

Australia relied on discredited evidence to detain refugee Sayed Abdellatif for 10 years, court finds

Asio ruled to have relied on evidence obtained under torture in making ‘legally unreasonable’ adverse security assessments against Egyptian national

The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2022

Latest IPCC report offers key lessons for Australia but is anyone listening?

The climate authority has warned it is now or never to cut emissions but will MPs on the campaign trail heed its warning?

The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2022

‘An abomination’: World reacts to deadly Kramatorsk attack

Ukraine says bombing of train station in eastern region of Donetsk killed at least 52 people, drawing global rebuke.

Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2022

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

A message for Russia: On Moscow’s suspension from U.N. Human Rights Council

Putin should take note of the views of the global community and end the war immediately

The Hindu · Apr 8, 2022

Letters to the Editor — April 9, 2022

The suspension of Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council appears to be premature action

The Hindu · Apr 8, 2022

Israel PM gives security forces free rein after surge in violence

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gave security agencies "full freedom" Friday to curb a surge in violence, after a Palestinian gunman killed three men in a popular nightlife district.

France 24 · Apr 8, 2022

Harry and Meghan ‘New York flat hunting near United Nations HQ’

Harry and Meghan currently live in an £11.2million mansion in California

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2022

Brazil's Amazon deforestation sets first-quarter record despite March dip

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 15% in March from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Friday, but even with that dip it was enough to drive the most destruction during the first quarter in at least six years.

Reuters · Apr 8, 2022

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

Jimmy Kimmel on Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘A snowflake and a sociopath at the same time’

Late-night hosts discuss Greene calling the cops on Kimmel, Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation and two more Trump aides held in contempt of Congress

The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2022

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

France 24 · Apr 8, 2022

Cyprus's Varosha, where time came to a halt in 1974

Occupied by Turkish soldiers for close to half a century, the former Cypriot resort town of Varosha lies in ruins. Known as Marash in Turkish, the town is situated in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, an entity only recognised by Ankara. It's also home to one of the two…

Axios · Apr 8, 2022

War won't derail EU clean energy push, analysts say

The invasion of Ukraine is spurring an unprecedented push to rapidly end Europe's heavy reliance on Russia.

The Conversation · Apr 8, 2022

UN Security Council is powerless to help Ukraine – but it's working as designed to prevent World War III

A clearly anguished Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on April 5, 2022, castigated the U.N. Security Council members for their inaction on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine: “Are you ready to close the U.N.? Do you think that the time of international law is gone?” We asked Thomas G. Weiss, a…

Newslaundry · Apr 8, 2022

Climate change may threaten India’s food security, cripple GDP, IPCC report a grim reminder

The latest report of IPCC, the UN’s expert body of scientists on climate change, has come at a time when India has recorded the hottest March in 122 years and is suffering heat waves in the first week of April. It has special significance for India, which is among the…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation · Apr 8, 2022

African countries showed disunity in UN votes on Russia: South Africa's role was pivotal

The preamble of the founding Act of the African Union (AU) calls for “collective action in Africa and in our relations with the rest of the world”.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2022

EU Calls on Israel to Protect Palestinians from Settlers

The European Union has called on Israel to take necessary measures to protect Palestinians and their property, voicing its deep concern about the rising violence of extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank. “On 4 April, two Israeli HRDs were accompanying a Palestinian shepherd and his flock of sheep on…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 8, 2022

UN demands urgent access to site of alleged Mali massacre in Moura

With strong backing from France, a UN envoy has demanded access to the Malian village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre last month by local forces and suspected Russian fighters.

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions

The United Nations says prices for world food commodities like grains and vegetable oils have reached their highest levels ever because of Russia's war in Ukraine

Reuters · Apr 8, 2022

U.N. plans aid convoys for rebel regions of Luhansk and Donetsk

The U.N. humanitarian office (OCHA) plans aid convoys to the Ukrainian rebel regions of Luhansk and Donetsk next week as it seeks to shift aid as fighting moves east, a spokesperson told a press briefing on Friday.

The Hindu · Apr 8, 2022

World food prices hit record high over Ukraine war: FAO

The disruption in export flows resulting from the February 24 invasion and international sanctions against Russia has spurred fears of a global hunger crisis, especially across the Middle East and Africa, where effects are already visible

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2022

Libya's Dbeibeh Seeks to Tighten Control Over Tripoli

The interim Libyan unity government, headed by Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, seeks to consolidate its control over Tripoli's "relatively weak" security situation, but it ignored the armed clashes between militias last Monday night. Interior Minister Khaled Mazen discussed the joint security plan to secure the capital and impose security control over it,…

1 … 1539 1540 1541 1542

Coverage From

People

Marjorie Taylor Greene

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

Organisations

House of Representatives

International Energy Agency

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.