The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Curbs on LGBTQ+ rights and a halt to US funding may reverse decades of progress in fight to end Aids epidemic, warns UNAids

Trump warns Sri Lanka, Iraq, and others of tariffs up to 30% unless deals are made. Will this spark a trade war?

Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a violent new wave of attacks on ships in the Red Sea, sinking two vessels and killing crew members

Sean Duffy, a lawyer and ex-congressman, is now interim NASA chief. Lacking a science background, he brings political loyalty and administrative experience.

The government has not committed to the plan in full, but the PM indicated he is open to parts of it and some components could be implemented quickly

The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, has ramped up testing of SpaceX's Starlink satellite-based internet service as the agency hopes to improve the Air Traffic Control System.

Move against independent human rights abuses investigator represents latest US effort to punish critics of Israel’s war

Forty years ago this week, the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bombs planted by French secret service operatives. The bombing, which killed photographer Fernando Pereira, was intended to halt Greenpeace’s campaign against French nuclear testing at Moruroa Atoll. Instead, it galvanised the global environmental movement and left…

Boston Consulting Group questioned over involvement in establishing the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

A top European court Thursday said a Swiss court did not give double Olympic champion Caster Semenya a fair trial in a much-awaited appeals ruling over contested gender testing.

The Popular Forces, a new Palestinian militia in Gaza, aims to challenge Hamas and its rule. However, scepticism surrounds the group over its ability to assert itself, as well as its leader Yasser Abu Shabab and his criminal past.