The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

South Korea’s leader visits China to deepen ties as Japan drifts away

Lee Jae Myung seeks to ‘elevate relations to new stage’ just as tensions escalate between Beijing and Tokyo

The Independent UK · Jan 4

Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro

Australian prime minister says government has ‘long held concerns about the situation’ in South American country

The Guardian - AU · Jan 3

Trump’s threats turn real as U.S. strikes Venezuela and capital erupts in explosions

AG Pam Bondi has announced that the Venezuelan president will be arraigned in the Southern District of New York.

We Got This Covered · Jan 3

AOC Slams Operation To Capture Maduro: 'It's About Oil And Regime Change'

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) slammed the U.S. operation that captured Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, saying it is not aimed at countering drug-trafficking.

Latin Times · Jan 3

Trump has been laying the groundwork for a strike on Venezuela for a full year. Here’s the timeline

President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela said the U.S. military operations were a thinly veiled effort to oust him…

Fortune · Jan 3

Colombian President Petro Says Forces Have Been Deployed To The Border With Venezuela Following U.S. Strikes

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his government has deployed "public forces" at the border with Venezuela following the U.S. operation in the country that ended with the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

Latin Times · Jan 3

Angelina Jolie Calls Aid Delays 'Costing Lives' During Rafah Crossing Visit Amid Israel NGO Ban

Angelina Jolie visited Egypt's Rafah crossing on 2 January, calling aid delays deadly as Israel suspends 37 aid groups in Gaza.

International Business Times UK · Jan 3

Why has the US captured Venezuela’s president and what happens next?

Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3

Venezuela attack: what we know so far as US captures President Maduro

Donald Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela as Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores are flown to New York

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3

Medical charity MSF says may have to halt Gaza operations in March

Banned from the Gaza Strip with 36 aid bodies, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Saturday it will have to end its operations there in March if Israel does not reverse its decision. The United Nations has called on Israel to lift its ban on the 37 NGOs.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 3