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UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan's Punjab province is endangering children
The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season ...Health - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Trump picks New York congresswoman Stefanik as US ambassador to UN
Republican representative is a staunch critic of the international bodyBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan's Punjab province is endangering children
The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season ...World - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Pro-Israel campaigners protest against UN special rapporteur’s UK visit
Francesca Albanese recently published a report in which she alleged that Israel was committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza. Campaigners against antisemitism have held protests outside universities in London ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
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Israeli construction along buffer zone with Syria violates ceasefire, UN says
New trenches and berms are being constructed along the frontier in the occupied Golan Heights.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
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France shuns COP29 as divisions deepen at UN climate summit
Argentina also withdraws negotiator as Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev lashes out at Emmanuel MacronWorld - Financial Times - 18 hours ago -
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French weapons used in Sudan war despite UN arms embargo - Amnesty
French authorities have not commented while the UAE has previously denied arming the RSF.Top stories - BBC News - 20 hours ago -
Head of UN's nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Trump's return raise worries
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is warning that the “space for negotiation and diplomacyWorld - ABC News - 18 hours ago -
UN special committee likens Israeli policy in Gaza to genocide
Report also refers to Israel ‘using starvation as a weapon of war’ and running ‘apartheid system’ in West Bank. Middle East crisis – live updates A UN special committee has said that Israeli ...World - The Guardian - 14 hours ago -
UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts
Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a 'gift of God'Top stories - BBC News - 6 hours ago -
US demands proof that Israel does not have starvation policy in northern Gaza
Pressure grows on Israel to allow in more aid, as UN ambassador says US ‘will be watching’ its actions on the ground. Middle East crisis – live updates The US has demanded proof on the ground ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran borderWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Yahya Sinwar’s death raises ceasefire hopes and is a ‘moment of justice’ says Biden – Middle East crisis live
US president tells Netanyahu ‘let’s make this moment an opportunity to seek a path to peace, a better future in Gaza without Hamas’. At least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls South Korea a foreign, hostile country
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said South Korea is a foreign and hostile nation, state media reported Friday.Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
At least 87 killed in strike on northern Gaza, officials say, as UN warns 'nowhere is safe'
Israel says it is checking reports of casualties but added earlier - lower - figures from Hamas were "exaggerated".Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Middle East crisis live: child among four people killed in Israeli airstrike at hospital in south Beirut
Lebanese health ministry says more than 20 were wounded as spokesperson for hospital says entrance of hospital was hit. Israeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un visits missile bases and cites U.S. nuclear threat
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited missile bases to examine their readiness to undertake actions of “strategic deterrence,” state media reported.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
‘Crunch time for real’: UN says time for climate delays has run out
Means to stop catastrophic global heating exist, says UN chief, but political courage is needed to end world’s fossil fuel addiction. The huge cuts in carbon emissions now needed to end the climate ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Israel’s plan to ban Unrwa from accessing Gaza marks new low in its relations with UN
US only nation likely to be able to persuade Netanyahu to drop plan condemned by 123 member states. Worsening relations between the United Nations and Israel appear to have reached a nadir with the ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran
IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...World - The Guardian - October 26
