The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Russia is seeking 18-year prison term for Evan Gershkovich, whose closed-door trial on charges of espionage is nearing its end. The Wall Street Journal reporter, who’s 32, has rejected the charges, as have his employers and the White House.

A drone claimed by Yemen's Huthi rebels slipped through Israel's vaunted air defence system on Friday to hit a Tel Aviv building near a US embassy annex, killing one person.

In Zimbabwe, an El Nino-induced drought is affecting millions of people, and children are most at risk

The right to protest is the wellspring of democracy – that’s why Labour must repeal the Tories’ draconian laws, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

First came the Israeli military bulldozers

Officials and analysts warn of evidence of increased Islamic State and al-Qaida militant activity across Middle East

The UN's top court will on Friday hand down its view on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories since 1967, amid growing international pressure over the war in Gaza.

Former US president Donald Trump, in his first speech since surviving an attempted assassination, accepted his nomination for president Thursday at the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He struck a softer tone than usual in the first part of his speech, recounting his experience of…

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has announced nearly $203 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Sudan

‘Harrowing’ footage of children in cells sparks demands for action; some students will never pay off their education debt, experts warn

Displaced Palestinians hope for protection and access to limited supplies in UN-run schools, but trauma is mounting.