United Nations
2026, Nov 02
World News in Brief: healthcare crisis in Yemen’s Taiz and...
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is worsening, particularly in the southwestern city of Taiz, which is being encircled by paramilitary Iran-backed Houthi...
2026, Nov 02
Six in seven journalist murders go unpunished, UNESCO reports
Global impunity for journalist killings has risen for the first time in more than a decade, while the growing use of drones...
2026, Nov 01
COP17: Nations chart ‘Yerevan Pathway’ to speed up action for...
At the halfway mark to 2030, countries meeting in Armenia have agreed a roadmap to accelerate action for nature, after a global...
2026, Nov 01
Breaking the silence in Mexico’s barracks
In Mexico’s armed forces, an order from a superior is meant to be obeyed without question. For many women in uniform, investigative...
2026, Oct 29
AI is changing the way we think. The question is...
Artificial intelligence promises to make life easier. With a few keystrokes, it can write emails, summarize reports, generate ideas and answer complex...
2026, Oct 29
Security Council LIVE: Can new technology keep the world’s sea...
Cheap drones, autonomous vessels and cyberattacks are changing the threats to the world’s shipping lanes – and the tools to counter them....
2026, Oct 29
World News in Brief: 5 children killed in Sudan, Haiti...
At least five children were killed and two others injured in a drone attack on a market in Nyala, in Sudan’s South...
2026, Oct 29
Nature is making a comeback – now restoration funding must...
From salmon spawning grounds in Canada to coral reefs in Indonesia, ecosystems around the world are being restored at an unprecedented rate.
2026, Oct 28
Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon is weakening as climate change...
The ocean absorbs around 30 per cent of human-caused carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and 90 per cent of excess heat trapped by...
2026, Oct 28
Ending conflict is ‘number one thing’ to reduce world hunger,...
Reducing conflict is the single most effective way to tackle global hunger, the new head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP),...
