The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

A week after the announcement of British sanctions against Rwanda for its involvement alongside the M23 in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kigali is complaining about what it sees as the UK's "betrayal". Meanwhile, Canada and Germany have also announced sanctions for the same…

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Rockers Andy Frasco and the U.N. blast off at Irving Plaza.

A high-profile arrest and deportation move follows a funding cut for Columbia. But what does the law say?

Jamie says there were "a lot more names" thrown around by Lauren.

Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive, trying to distribute dwindling stocks to the most vulnerable

Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

A cloak of major party bipartisanship ensures no mainstream political challenge to the sanctified US-Australia relationship

Jatiya Nagorik party, popular among the country’s vast youth, could shift electoral landscape but needs to show democratic, secular credentials

The aftermath of one of the most undiplomatic – and notorious – White House meetings in recent history reveals a changed world.

Where the US president sees a convivial leader an ocean away, Europeans see a tyrant on its borders breaking all agreements