The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Colombian President Gustavo Preto has arrived in Haiti for the second time this year in a show of support as gangs in the troubled Caribbean country continue to gain ground

Many across the world are rounding on Israel’s war on Gaza, with states in the ‘Global South’ leading the way.

If Israel’s prime minister accepts a ceasefire deal soon, it will only be because the timing suits him. He, like his country, will face a reckoning, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Several days of bitter sectarian fighting in the south of Syria has brought the fledgling government in Damascus dangerously close to direct conflict with Israel, after Israeli warplanes launched strikes against government buildings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on July 16.

Imagine waking up to the news that a deadly new strain of flu has emerged in your city. Health officials are downplaying it, but social media is flooded with contradictory claims from “medical experts” debating its origin and severity.

The five-party Cyprus negotiations concluded on Friday without resolving key disputes, but talks will continue under the guidance of the UN.

Arrest under the Terrorism Act happened after the man refused to stop displaying the sign when asked by police

Armed tribes supported by Syria's Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure.

Fifty years ago, Ugandan President Idi Amin wrote to the governments of the British Commonwealth with a bold suggestion: Allow him to take over as head of the organization, replacing Queen Elizabeth II.