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

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

01:22

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

01:24

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

ISIS has 'adapted to military pressure by relying on resilient regional affiliates operating across conflict zones'. Photo: Pictures from History

ISIS 'remains serious threat despite counterterrorism efforts'

MENAAugust 05, 2026

Critics say the EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum is contrary to the spirit of the Refugee Convention. Reuters

After 75 years, the global refugee system is mostly about getting lucky

CommentAugust 04, 2026

Firefighters spray water at the edge of a burned forest area in Blagon, France. Reuters

01:25

Intensifying El Nino to bring higher temperatures globally

USJuly 31, 2026

Seven candidates are vying to be the next UN Secretary General. Bloomberg

UN Security Council holds first secret straw poll to choose next secretary general

USJuly 30, 2026

Article 39 of the UN Charter is the hinge on which the collective security system turns, but the document does not define what constitutes a threat to peace. EPA

Is there a credibility gap at the heart of the UN Charter?

CommentJuly 29, 2026

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