The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Exclusive: Environment secretary says global tipping points are possible as he rejects far-right climate ‘defeatism’

Israeli and U.S. officials say Mexican authorities with assistance from the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies thwarted what they say was a plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico

A recent attack saw pirates fire guns before hijacking a vessel

It is easy to be cynical about the annual circus of UN climate negotiations that takes place at “Cop” – the Conference of the Parties to the UN’s climate convention.

William described the group of indigenous leaders safeguarding the Amazon rainforest as ‘guardians’.

Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by NGOs

Iran executed Zahra Ismaili in 2021 even after she suffered a fatal heart attack before her hanging. Rights groups say the case symbolises the country's worsening human-rights record.

French police have arrested four pro-Palestine protesters who disrupted a concert by Israel's national orchestra at the Paris Philharmonic music hall.

The detainee population under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reached a new record, according to a new report

New analysis of online videos, satellite images and eyewitness accounts has painted a chilling picture of atrocities committed during the capture of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. The findings reveal a campaign of violence against civilians that researchers say could constitute war crimes.

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