The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Norwegian accused by Greece of smuggling: ‘I’ve perhaps made people angry’

Tommy Olsen, who has long helped refugees as a volunteer, faces 20 years in jail but denies the charges against him.

Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2024

Geologists raise concerns over possible censorship and bias in Chinese chatbot

GeoGPT developed in Chinese-funded earth sciences programme aimed at researchers in global south

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2024

More African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, but hesitancy remains

African countries have some of the world's highest rates of cervical cancer

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2024

Could Be Wurst: Vienna Sausage Stands Push For UN Recognition

From top bankers and politicians to students and factory workers, Vienna's popular sausage stands heaving with bratwurst and meaty delicacies are a longstanding cultural legacy they hope to have recognised by UNESCO. The owners of 15 stands in the Austrian capital have formed a lobbying group and applied last week…

International Business Times · Jun 23, 2024

At least eight killed in Israeli air strike on UNRWA aid centre in Gaza

The main gate of the compound, facilitating aid distribution and housing the displaced, was hit in the attack.

Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2024

US withholding arms shipments, says Netanyahu, days after Washington denies claim – as it happened

Israeli prime minister told his Cabinet that there had been a ‘dramatic drop’ in US weapons deliveries

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2024

How could countries finance reparations for historical injustices?

Calls are mounting for governments to pay reparations for slavery, colonialism and other crimes, but such projects are often dismissed as unworkable. New research explores the options for making reparations a reality, including debt cancellation and redirecting financial sanctions.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 23, 2024

‘They miscalculated’: Gaza’s floating aid pier failing to deliver in rough seas

The future of US military project costing $230m in question after weather and poor security prevent aid distribution

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024

The Observer view on Vladimir Putin’s reckless visit to Asia

The pact of pariahs between the Russian leader and North Korea’s unpredictable Kim Jong-un risks destabilising region

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024

‘Human shielding in action’: Israeli forces strap Palestinian man to jeep

Israeli forces tie wounded Palestinian man to a military jeep in an incident a UN expert condemned as human shielding.

Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2024