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French President Emmanuel Macron has shot back at US President Donald Trump's criticism while in South Korea. Bloomberg

France pushes back on calls to reopen Strait of Hormuz by force

EuropeApril 03, 2026

A cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively blockaded by Iran. Reuters

Five key points in Bahrain's UN proposal to safeguard shipping in Strait of Hormuz

MENAApril 03, 2026

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that a wider war would engulf the Middle East, with dramatic effects around the world. AFP

World on ‘edge of wider war’, warns UN chief amid Strait of Hormuz efforts

USApril 02, 2026

GCC Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi addressed the UN Security Council on Thursday. EPA

GCC urges UN Security Council to take 'measures' to ensure freedom of navigation

USApril 02, 2026

UN peacekeepers are stationed in southern Lebanon, where a war has raged between Hezbollah and Israel. Reuters

Is the UN sliding into irrelevance?

CommentApril 02, 2026

Iran has placed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing only a few ships to pass. Reuters

UN Security Council split over Bahrain-sponsored Strait of Hormuz resolution

USApril 02, 2026

UN peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) in the southern Lebanon, March 14, 2026. AFP

Roadside explosion in Lebanon killed UN peacekeepers, initial probe finds

USMarch 31, 2026

An injured person receives treatment at the National Hospital in Sweida during a power outage in the southern Syrian city caused by clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze factions. Hasan Belal for The National July 24,2025

More than 1,700 deaths and possible war crimes during clashes in Syria's Sweida province last year, UN says

MENAMarch 28, 2026

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz,March 11, 2026. REUTERS

UN chief launches task force to safeguard Hormuz humanitarian flows

USMarch 27, 2026

A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet operating in the Middle East. AFP

Iran accuses US of using Gulf states’ airspace to launch strikes

USMarch 27, 2026

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said the war is 'spreading and intensifying'. EPA

UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution condemning Iranian attacks on Gulf countries and Jordan

MENAMarch 25, 2026

An oil tanker in Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat, is among the ships at anchor dotted around the Strait of Hormuz, as they wait for a break in hostilities. Reuters

UAE hails UN maritime agency condemnation of Iran's attacks on Gulf shipping

UKMarch 19, 2026

Joseph Gordon-Leavitt will serve in the newly created UN role of global advocate for human-centric digital governance

UN appoints actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt to new AI and tech role

TechnologyMarch 17, 2026

Mustafa Bani Odeh, eight, survived an attack by Israeli soldiers that killed his parents and two siblings in the occupied West Bank. AFP

UN blames Israeli government for 'unchallenged' settler violence

MENAMarch 17, 2026

Hezbollah fighters raise their group's flags and shout slogans as they attend the mass funeral of Hezbollah's chief of staff Haytham Tabtabai (Sayyed Abu Ali) in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, in November. EPA

Why Lebanon’s push to disarm Hezbollah faces major obstacles

USMarch 13, 2026

Ahmad Arafa, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the UN, addresses a Security Council meeting in New York City. AFP

Lebanon tells UN ‘no return to the past’ as Beirut moves to rein in Hezbollah

USMarch 11, 2026

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