The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Masked men ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado overnight as Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro threatened to arrest her. The United States, Costa Rica, Peru, Argentina and Uruguay on Friday recognized Maduro challenger Edmundo González, a Machado ally, as the winner of the disputed presidential vote.

The inclusion of boxers with relatively high testosterone levels in the women’s Olympics has been controversial

Armed gangs control much of Caribbean country’s capital with reports of 40 rape victims a day in areas, UN reports

Building on widespread sentiment and the incumbent Nicolás Maduro's refusal to provide transparent voting data, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said it "is clear" that opposition candidate Edmundo González won Sunday's Venezuelan presidential election, despite Maduro claiming he had secured 90% of the votes.

Experts warn growth of extremist influencers and ‘micro-donations’ could create even bigger wave of unrest

An Australian aid worker's family wants more answers after a report into her death and that of six colleagues found the attack was "not deliberately directed".

Mass protests have rocked Bangladesh over the past few weeks. The military was deployed to the streets with shoot-on-sight orders. News agencies have reported some 266 deaths, with 7,000 people injured and more than 10,000 arrested.

Paris saw the best of Olympic sport as Andy Murray ended his career with one last night under the floodlights and US gymnast Simone Biles made history

Western countries and rights groups welcome the release of dissidents and journalists, including Evan Gershkovich.