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The latest news on the UN - a global organisation comprising more than 190 member states

People wave Libyan flags during a demonstration in Benghazi, in 2014. Reuters

Libya rival factions sign UN-backed deal to pave way for national elections

USAugust 30, 2026
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When does a cyber attack count as an act of war?

CommentAugust 28, 2026
Doctors perform a surgery at the first specialised hospital for children with congenital heart defects in Kabul, Afghanistan earlier this month. Proponents of surgery postulate huge benefits but only if millions are first invested in new infrastructure and costly machinery. EPA

The neglected knife: Why global health overlooks surgery

CommentAugust 28, 2026
Tjada McKenna, CEO of MercyCorps speaking to The National. Photo: The National
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UN and laws of war need 'fresh look', says head of aid charity Mercy Corps

MENAAugust 27, 2026
Destruction in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Gaza ceasefire heading for 'point of no return', says Board of Peace chief envoy

USAugust 26, 2026
Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze near a car dealership after a missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, in January 2024. EPA

More than 50 UN member states urge Russia to accept full ceasefire in Ukraine

USAugust 24, 2026
An electricity transformer that was hit by a drone strike in El Droshab, Khartoum North, as the civil war shows no sign of abating. AFP

UN aid chief condemns world's lack of action on Sudan

MENAAugust 24, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to outline further sanctions against Iran, at the Treasury Department in Washington. Reuters
Play01:22

US announces sweeping new set of sanctions against Iran

USAugust 24, 2026
A vessel near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Reuters
Play01:24

UN proposes mechanism to protect fertiliser flow through Hormuz

USAugust 24, 2026
President of the UN Security Council, Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen of Denmark, presides over a UN Security Council meeting in New York. EPA

Security Council holds second secret straw poll for next UN chief

USAugust 21, 2026
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya, right, during a UN Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York in 2024. AFP

Iran sanctions dispute paralyses UN Security Council in record deadlock

USAugust 19, 2026
UN workers arrive to distribute aid to displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters

Gaza deadliest place for aid workers for third consecutive year, says UN

MENAAugust 19, 2026
Judge Tomoko Akane at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. AFP

US sanctions imposed on ICC president and senior lawyer in campaign against court

USAugust 18, 2026
Members of the Taliban attend a rally to mark their return to power five years ago. Reuters

Global concerns over Afghanistan rise as Taliban celebrate five years back in power

MENAAugust 15, 2026
Indian pupils take part in the global commemoration of the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. EPA

World in most dangerous nuclear era in decades, UN chief warns

USAugust 06, 2026
January protests in Iran were triggered by worsening living conditions that expanded into broader demands for political change. Getty Images

UN alarmed by rise in executions and death sentences in Iran

MENAAugust 06, 2026
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