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The small Pacific Ocean island of Palau is helping communities build resilience against the dangers of climate change-driven extreme weather with the ... From shelter to strength: How disaster refuges protect lives in Palau

While new digital technologies are transforming how the Holocaust is remembered and taught, experts warn that sustainability, ethics and collaboration... How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance

The Ukrainian president said the Trump administration was pushing for a June deadline to end Russias war. Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic deals with U.S.

After left-wing groups rallied against the cost and environmental impact of the Winter Games in Italy, some protesters set off fireworks and hurled bo... At Winter Olympics, protest over cost and ICE ends in clash with police

Attacks on Ukraines power system highlight how the ongoing war threatens the safety of the countrys nuclear facilities, the head of the International ... Ukraine war keeps nuclear safety on a knife-edge, UN watchdog warns

UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres on Friday welcomed the resumption of talks between Iran and the United States. Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks

The UN reiterated concerns on Friday over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic herbicide over areas north of the Blue Line separating Le... Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel

The global system governing nuclear disarmament is facing its most serious crisis in decades, driven by growing mistrust among major powers and the st... Nuclear disarmament at breaking point as mistrust grows but hope remains

The United Nations has welcomed signs of progress in talks aimed at reducing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. M23 rebels: UN sees progress in talks but warns violence persists

The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from the United States on Thursday for a $6 billion sp... UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS

Acute malnutrition among children has reached catastrophic levels in parts of Sudans North Darfur and Greater Kordofan, UN-backed analysts warned on T... Child malnutrition hits catastrophic levels in parts of Sudan

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Trk launched a $400 million appeal on Thursday in Geneva, as his office (OHCHR) continues to operate in s... Human rights cannot wait: Trk launches $400 million appeal for 2026

The UN on Wednesday warned of potential humanitarian collapse in Cuba, following Washingtons attempt to block oil supplies from reaching the island. Cuba: UN warns of possible humanitarian collapse, as oil supplies dwindle

Sudan is now the worlds most severe humanitarian emergency, the UNs top relief official warned on Tuesday, urging donors and diplomatic partners to ac... In Washington, Fletcher presses for action as Sudan war grinds on

Towns and cities are home to more than half of the worlds population and responsible for around 70 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions driving th... Welcome to the agrihood the neighbourhood of the future?

Some advocates say the Winter Games are driving up property prices and exacerbating income inequality. Ahead of the Winter Olympics, Milan wins gold in gentrification

International criminal syndicates have been using Fiji as a transshipment point for drugs originating in Southeast Asia and Latin America. On a paradise island in the Pacific, meth and HIV epidemics rage

Austin Appelbee is being hailed as a hero after he rescued his family. I couldnt feel how tired I was, the 13-year-old said of his hours-long feat. When his family was swept out to sea, boy swam and ran miles to save them

The president said he persuaded Russias Vladimir Putin to stop striking Ukraines energy grid during a frigid period, but missiles fell on Kyiv hours l... Russia delivers worst attack this year to Ukraines power sector

Even in the scale of global attacks on civilians and crackdowns on dissent, the magnitude of Irans violence against protesters stands out. Irans killing of protesters reached level rarely seen, emergent count shows

Step by step, mile by mile, Deo Kato ran his way across a continent and beyond. After a year and a half on the road, the Ugandan British runner and ca... From Cape Town to London, Deo Kato runs to challenge racism and reclaim the migration narrative

Every day, we send countless emails, take part in video calls, use search engines and streaming services, while seamlessly banking online. Invisible highways: The vast network of undersea cables powering our connectivity

Military tensions in South Sudan are rapidly expanding between Government forces and opposition militia as fighting continues in restive Jonglei state... South Sudan: All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present

The war in Ukraine remains the worlds biggest threat to nuclear safety as a fifth year of combat looms, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog warned on ... UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains worlds biggest threat to nuclear safety

Reaching a single child in Sudans Darfur region can take days of negotiations, security clearances and travel across sandy roads that cut through shif... Reaching a child in Darfur is hard-won and fragile, says UNICEF

The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has welcomed a ceasefire agreement between the Syrian Government and the mainly-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces... World News in Brief: Syria ceasefire welcomed, Olympic truce, Ukraines freezing children

Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed a 20-month sentence in a country where high-level prosecutions have become standa... South Koreas former first lady jailed for bribery ahead of husbands verdict

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismisses security guarantees demanded by Ukraine for any deal, once again saying the current regime in Kyiv should end... Russias top diplomat rejects key part of deal to end war with Ukraine

Trump has sent an armada to threaten Iran, but the presidents rationale for a possible military strike keeps changing. Trump weighs imminent Iran strikes, but whats the mission?

A routine role for ICE around next months Winter Olympics has drawn ire in Italy, amid President Donald Trumps sprawling immigration crackdown. ICE at Olympics angers Milan mayor, who says agencys image is terrible

There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced. Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash

Despite a modest increase in humanitarian assistance, the situation in Gaza remains dire, with children among the hardest hit by shortages of shelter,... UN says Gaza crisis remains dire, children hardest hit

The Security Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday that renews the mandate of the UN Mission in the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah for a final two-mon... Yemen: Security Council votes on final extension of Hudaydah Mission

The UN Security Council is holding a high-level open debate on the Middle East which is expected to focus on the Gaza peace plan including the role of... Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate as Middle East crises mount

With his so-called Board of Peace, President Donald Trumps transactional new world order takes shape. Looking for signs of Trumps new world order after Davos

With young people under 30 making up more than half of the global population and over 272 million children and youth still out of school, their partic... Young people must be truly involved in transforming education

The senior UN official in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, has issued a condemnation of the massive overnight Russian drone and missile strike on several ma... Cycle of attacks must end: Lead UN official in Ukraine

A tense standoff between the Syrian Government and Kurdish-led forces in the countrys northeast risks igniting wider instability just as Syria struggl... Syria: Renewed clashes risk derailing fragile transition

A rising trend towards government-enforced internet shutdowns with at least 300 incidents in more than 54 countries over the last two years is prompti... UN warns of rising internet shutdowns as digital blackouts spread worldwide

Russian forces launched a fresh wave of strikes across Ukraine this week which have left hundreds of thousands of families without electricity and hea... World News in Brief: Winter attacks in Ukraine, looming food aid cuts in Nigeria, drought in Kenya

The world spends billions to protect nature, but trillions are being invested in business activities that harm the environment. For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it

As President Trump launched the international Board of Peace plan for Gaza on Thursday, top independent rights experts tasked by the UN Human Rights C... Gaza: War crimes probe pledges to continue work for justice and accountability

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged countries to protect the UN Charter in a powerful speech to the Danish Parliament on Thur... Dangerous nostalgia is a threat to multilateralism, UN deputy chief tells Danish MPs

Invitations to join the board have prompted a wide range of responses, from eager assent to hedging, wait-and-see statements from bewildered world lea... Trump launches Board of Peace at Davos, testing global order

The split between ideological allies showed the limits of the U.S. presidents with-me-or-against-me politics, and a key obstacle to cooperation among ... European populists broke with Trump on Greenland as national goals diverged

Trump and White House envoy Witkoff have said a deal to resolve nearly four years of war between Russia and Ukraine is close. After good Trump meeting, Zelensky pushes Europe hard to do more

The land flattens on the approach to Birao, a cut-off town ringed by savannah in the far north of the Central African Republic, where roads dissolve i... At the edge of war: the Central African Republic's uneasy border with Sudan

Haiti is entering 2026 facing one of the most complex crises in its recent history. On Wednesday, the Caribbean island nation will be high on the inte... Haiti explained: why the crisis is deepening and what comes next

The planned reductions to parts of the alliances force structure and some advisory groups mark the Trump administrations latest move to scale back mil... Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO groups

The surreal clamor over Greenland provoked by Trump has shadowed proceedings in Davos, heightening fears of an emerging rupture between the U.S. and E... At Davos, Trumps Greenland gambit prompts European backlash