The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Key planks of policy include Human Rights Act repeal and potential payments to countries such as Iran and Afghanistan

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) is seen by many as an essential peacekeeping buffer between Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah. But Israeli pressure, US doubts over Unifil’s cost-effectiveness and the fragile state of Lebanon’s politics means there is a risk that instead of being renewed on August 31…

France, Britain and Germany have threatened to trigger the “snapback mechanism” that automatically reimposes all United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program

Cook has said that Trump ‘has no authority’ to remove her from the job over over allegations she committed mortgage fraud. Plus, a look at the AI-led agency advocating for ‘AI rights’

In an extraordinary announcement, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Iran directed at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia, including the firebombing of a synagogue, in an attempt to sow discord and undermine social cohesion in the country.

US president says there is a ‘very serious diplomatic push’ to end Israel’s war on the Palestinian territory

IN FOCUS: As the international community is urged to find a sustainable solution to the Rohingya refugee crisis, Bangladesh says it has no scope to allocate more resources. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes we’re now witnessing inevitable, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Tehran will hold nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany on Tuesday in Geneva – the second round of meetings since Iran's 12-day war with Israel in June derailed negotiations with Washington. The European partners have threatened to trigger UN sanctions unless Tehran resumes cooperation with the IAEA nuclear watchdog.