The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

The country is filling a leadership vacuum at a time when U.S. is no longer attending key climate meetings, say UN and business leaders.

In Darfur, at least twice as many people have been killed than in Gaza since 2023. As the crisis looks likely to worsen, one nation has questions to answer over its links to the atrocities. By Robert Fox

After a long and deadlocked bidding process for Australia and Pacific Island nations to co-host the UN climate summit (COP31), the event will now be hosted by Turkey. Australia’s Climate Minister, Chris Bowen, will reportedly take a key role as “COP President for negotiations”. More details are yet to emerge.

Palestinians living in tent cities on shore of southern Gaza fear disease, cold and hunger following first storm of season

In late December 2008, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert authorised Operation Cast Lead in response to rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled territory in Gaza.

At the last possible minute, Australia has backed away from its bid to host the United Nations COP31 climate summit next year in Adelaide alongside Pacific nations.

Pacific advocates hope their climate ambitions can still be achieved from the wreckage of Australia's bid to host the COP31 summit.

Australia had been pushing to host climate conference next year with south Pacific nations, which are increasingly threatened by rising seas and climate-fuelled disasters

The agreement ends a two-year stand-off between Australia and Turkey, both of which had bid to host Cop31

Australia has ceded next year’s United Nations climate conference – COP 31 – to Turkey, but has negotiated a fall back that gives Climate Minister Chris Bowen a prominent role.

NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders has resigned, saying he is prioritising family, as his daughter features in a new adult-industry documentary that has drawn national attention.