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Rating agency Fitch changes its criteria on pausing debt repayments: why it matters

A recent development in the credit rating space could signal important progress in one of the more intractable challenges in global development finance. The challenge is how countries can manage periods of acute debt stress without being pushed prematurely towards default.

The Conversation

Plans for Gaza International Stabilisation Force in question as troop pledges stall

The Iran war has made it more difficult for Arab and Muslim leaders to openly cooperate with the United States and Israel, which many in the region view as aggressors.

Euronews

Argentina’s ‘European’ self-image under renewed scrutiny after racist incidents in Brazil

Case involving seven-year-old boy is latest flashpoint in debate over race relations in Latin America

The Guardian - UK

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UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese added back to United States sanction list

FRANCESCA Albanese, the UN's special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has been added back to the United State's sanction list…

The National (Scotland)

Strong El Niño may stretch to 2028 as UN warns climate change to smash heat records in next 5 years

Climate scientists have warned that a "whole range of extreme weather events" are brewing, as a strong El Niño coincides with global warming.

Euronews

Economic self-interest to drive France’s foreign aid, minister says

Exclusive: Minister for international partnerships Éléonore Caroit – whose role was renamed from minister for development last year – says that France was now explicitly seeking returns from its development relationships.

The Independent UK

Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.

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UN puts Israel on same sexual violence blacklist as Hamas, ISIS

The United Nations has added Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones — a list that includes Hamas and other terror organizations, The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday.

The Times of India

A ‘brutal reminder of climate change’: Europe’s May heatwave sparks UN calls to shift to clean power

The United Nations is warning that the main culprit behind Europe's blistering temperatures is the world's "addiction" to burning fossil fuels.

Euronews

Experts warn annual temperature ‘could be above pre-industrial levels by 2030’

Experts also warn that northern Europe could see some very wet winters over the next five years

Evening Standard

Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UN

New United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The hottest year on record is expected to be broken. The Arctic will overheat, and the Amazon faces dangerous drought and wildfires. These events will bring more extreme weather, impacting…

The Economic Times

Global temperatures set for record highs and could hit 1.9C above pre-industrial levels by 2030

There is a 75% chance the 2026-2030 five-year mean will exceed 1.5C above the 1950-1990 average, scientists say

The Independent UK

Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned

Under an opaque $7.5 million deal with the Trump administration, Equatorial Guinea’s all-powerful president has turned a hotel owned by his family into a prison for asylum seekers deported from the United States

The Independent UK

Iran war complicates plans for yet-to-materialise international force in Gaza

An international force for Gaza, announced with fanfare, faces significant delays. Key contributor Indonesia has put its troop pledge on hold. The force's deployment hinges on a ceasefire agreement and Hamas disarming. Ongoing conflict and regional tensions complicate efforts to establish peace and stability in Gaza.

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Two Indian peacekeepers to be honoured posthumously on International Peacekeepers Day

Two Indian peacekeepers will be honored posthumously by the UN for their ultimate sacrifice. Major Abhilasha Barak of India will receive the Military Gender Advocate of the Year award. India is a significant contributor to UN peacekeeping missions. The UN commemorates peacekeepers annually on May 29. This year's theme is…

Bangkok Post

Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-30

GENEVA - Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned on Thursday.

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Trump’s $17 Billion “Board of Peace” for Gaza is now stuck in legal limbo with zero dollars

It turns out the UN’s job is not that easy after all.

Radio France Internationale

Temperatures likely to remain at record levels until 2030, UN warns

Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday.

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Global temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030, UN says

The UN warned Thursday that global average temperatures would be likely to stay at or near record levels for the 2026-2030 period, with a 75 percent chance that the average temperature for these five years will exceed pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5C.

The Independent UK

Iran war has complicated plans for an international force in Gaza that has yet to materialize

An international stabilization force promised for Gaza has yet to materialize three months after it was announced at an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures

The Guardian - UK

World almost certain to endure record hot year by 2030, UN warns

Global temperature record could be broken as soon as 2027, with El Niño expected later this year

AAP

Global Times: 'Five reinvigorations' forge consensus on defending multilateralism

BEIJING, May 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As the rotating president of the United Nations Security Council for May, China initiated a high-level meeting themed "Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-Centred International System" on Monday local time. Representatives from more than 100 countries, including…

Bangkok Post

Sihasak calls for greater trust in United Nations

Member states should uphold the UN Charter and strengthen multilateral institutions, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said during a UN Security Council (UNSC) open debate in New York on May 26.

Newcastle Herald

Objections but no solutions as stadium deadline looms

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