The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Mauritius formally challenges Britain’s ownership of Chagos Islands

Mauritian ambassador to UN raises country’s flag above atoll of Peros Banhos

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: US says Putin increasing military options

Ukraine news from February 14: Pentagon says Putin is adding more military force and capability near Ukraine’s borders.

Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2022

UN to finalize science report on how warming hits home hard

A special United Nations panel is putting the finishing touches on a major science report that's supposed to tell people the “so what?”

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022

Man wants to apologise to police officer who shot him

The 51-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of having an imitation firearm

Liverpool Echo · Feb 13, 2022

Hamas Calls on Britain to End Free Trade Agreement with Israel

The Palestinian Hamas movement condemned the signing of a free trade agreement between Britain and the "Zionist Occupation State," the German News Agency reported. The movement said the agreement confirms that the UK continues to support the Israeli occupation and "its criminal and racist policies against the Palestinian people." In…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 13, 2022

Five UN staff abducted in southern Yemen while returning after field mission

‘United Nations is in close contact with the authorities to secure their release’

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2022

Ukraine crisis live: Kyiv creates $592m fund to keep airspace open; UK defence secretary cuts short holiday – as it happened

Latest updates: Move comes as some airlines scrap flights amid tensions; Ben Wallace returning to UK due to situation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2022

Armed men kidnap five UN staff in southern Yemen

UN official says the organisation is working on releasing the staff, who were abducted on Friday in Abyan governorate.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2022

Once Lebanon’s Center of Glamor, Hamra Street Goes Dark

From his small music shop on Beirut’s Hamra Street, Michel Eid witnessed the rise and fall of Lebanon through the changing fortunes of this famed boulevard for more than 60 years. Hamra Street was the center of Beirut’s glamor in the 1960s and 1970s, home to Lebanon’s top movie houses…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 13, 2022

Tunisia President Names New Temporary Supreme Judiciary Council

Tunisia's president issued a decree on Saturday to establish a provisional Supreme Judiciary Council, effectively replacing the present council, the Tunisian presidency announced on Facebook. Late last week President Kais Saied said he would issue a decree effectively dissolving the Supreme Judiciary Council, one of the last remaining institutions in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 13, 2022