The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

US envoy visits Israel for talks aimed at averting deeper conflict with Hezbollah

Negotiator Amos Hochstein dispatched by Washington amid anxiety that deepening conflict could trigger war

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Putin sacks four deputy defence ministers and appoints relative – as it happened

Anna Tsivileva, Putin’s cousin, appointed as deputy defence minister after four sacked

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Kenya’s first nuclear plant: why plans face fierce opposition in country’s coastal paradise

Unease and anger are rising over proposals to build country’s first facility on Kilifi coast, home to white sand beaches, coral reefs and mangrove swamps

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Democrat Khanna: Biden is ‘running out of time’ with young voters over Gaza war

Representative Ro Khanna says he will skip Netanyahu’s address to Congress and that young people want war to end

The Guardian - US · Jun 16, 2024

Afghan Taliban Govt Says To Attend Next Round Of UN Talks In Doha

Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, a government spokesman said on Sunday, after snubbing an invitation to the previous round.

International Business Times · Jun 16, 2024

Key global powers fail to sign up to Ukraine peace summit communique

Brazil, India and Saudi Arabia among countries not to endorse text supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024

World Leaders Back Just Peace For Ukraine, Eye Eventual Russia Talks

World leaders on Sunday backed Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity, and the need for eventual talks with Russia on ending the war -- but left the key questions of how and when unresolved.

International Business Times · Jun 16, 2024

Ukraine summit paves way for peace talks with Russia to end war

Dozens of countries meeting for a landmark international summit on peace in Ukraine agreed Sunday that Kyiv should enter dialogue with Russia on ending the war, while strongly supporting Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 16, 2024

Fight for control of Yemen's banks between rebels, government threatens to further wreck economy

Yemen’s Houthi rebels and its internationally recognized government are locked in a fight for control of the country’s banks that experts warn is threatening to further wreck an economy already crippled by nearly a decade of war

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024

Swiss summit backs Ukraine’s ‘territorial integrity’, calls for peace talks with Russia

Nearly 80 countries called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The way forward for diplomacy remains unclear.

France 24 · Jun 16, 2024