The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Israel appeared to target Hezbollah's security chief in air strikes on Beirut that killed 22 people, in the deadliest raid on the centre of Lebanon's capital since the Israel-Hezbollah war began.

The Nobel Peace Prize is being announced, against a backdrop of devastating conflicts raging in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan

An anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon killed a young man from Thailand in the north of Israel early Friday, a day after Israeli strikes in Lebanon left dozens of people dead in Beirut and wounded two U.N. peacekeepers

The world must show it cares about the conflict, but relieving civilian suffering should take the place of military intervention, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Lawyers predict more claims after ‘perfect win’ for two Syrian asylum seekers pushed back to Lebanon

Charity workers and volunteers left to deal with thousands of people who have no work or money, and nowhere to go

In today’s newsletter: Florida once again begins the clean up operation following a second hurricane in the past two weeks – what will be the fallout?

UN report accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza, highlighting dire health care system destruction. Urgent need for humanitarian action.

UN says its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon are ‘increasingly in jeopardy’ with Israeli forces having deliberately fired on their positions

Indonesia criticizes Israel for injuring UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, sparking international condemnation.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned the "deliberate" targeting of UN peacekeepers by Israel after UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were wounded by Israeli fire for the second day running. Earlier France summoned the Israeli ambassador to discuss the attacks on UN bases, which constitute “serious violations of international law”,…