The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Washington Increases Security, Defense Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

The United States has pledged to continue providing Saudi Arabia with the necessary means to defend its territories and repel attacks carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. At the same time, it has demanded an immediate end to the war in Yemen and urged against targeting civilians…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2022

Ukrainian refugee welcomed with open arms at new school in Spain

Heartwarming footage and photos are emerging of Ukrainian children who fled their homes getting back into the classroom in different countries.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022

150,000 people stuck in besieged city of Chernihiv – as it happened

Latest updates: Ukraine president says Thursday summits will reveal ‘who is a friend, who is a partner, and who betrayed us for money; US says Ukraine has pushed Russian forces outside of Kyiv back

The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 28 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy voices concerns for seized humanitarian convoy and decries ‘constant bombing’ of besieged Mariupol

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022

Military attacks endanger people with limited mobility in Myanmar

Over 60s and those with disabilities face greater risks as military crackdown on anti-coup movement continues.

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2022

Morrison’s green light for Queensland’s Hells Gates Dam threatens Great Barrier Reef, experts warn

PM announces $5.4bn in funding for project that’s yet to have environmental approvals or final business case

The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2022

Biden arrives in Europe for Ukraine war summits, NATO to bolster eastern flank

Russian forces bombed areas of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday and U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Brussels for a series of summit meetings on the war while NATO's chief said the alliance was bolstering battle groups in Eastern Europe.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2022

Vladimir Putin will only use nukes if Russia's existence comes under threat

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Putin will only use nuclear weapons if Russia's existence is under threat amid the catastrophic invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2022

Ukrainians go on counteroffensive even as Russia tries to subdue strategic port

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces defending the capital, Kyiv, managed to wrest back control of a strategic outlying town that Russian troops had earlier captured, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, but invading troops were reported to have breached the besieged port city of Mariupol, scene of some of the war’s most…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2022

Ukrainians go on counteroffensive near capital even as Russia moves into strategic port

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces defending the capital, Kyiv, managed to wrest back control of a strategic outlying town that Russian troops had earlier captured, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, but invading troops were reported to have breached the besieged port city of Mariupol, scene of some of the war’s most…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2022