After another informal vote in the UN Security Council, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana has emerged as the new favorite to become the UN's next Secretary-General.
WorldThe conflict between the US and Iran has escalated rapidly, with intensified attacks. It is not an all-out war. Both sides continue to signal that there are limits and that they want to return to an agreement, says Middle East expert Aron Lund at FOI.
ConflictsThe war in the Persian Gulf is escalating again. Both Iran and the United States have carried out intense attacks, and President Donald Trump is threatening more. We hit hard last night, and we will hit hard again tonight, he said at the NATO summit in Turkey.
World politicsThe US has attacked Iran from the air again - and Iran has targeted US bases in countries around the Persian Gulf. The ceasefire and negotiations are hanging by an increasingly fragile thread as both sides threaten to take even tougher action.
ConflictsThe US and Iran are issuing conflicting statements about whether Iran has agreed to allow inspectors from the UN atomic energy agency, the IAEA, to visit. The IAEA's director-general assumes that inspections will take place.
WorldTalks between Tehran and Washington were postponed. They were later slowed by angry statements from the US president. In the afternoon, the first concrete results of the negotiations in Switzerland began to be felt when the US announced that Iran would be allowed to produce and sell oil for a two-month period.
World politicsThe UN Security Council said in a statement on Saturday that the risk of mass atrocities against the civilian population in El-Obeid is "imminent" after RSF forces surrounded the city.
WorldDonald Trump has made two promises regarding the Iran deal: that it will ensure Iran can never get a nuclear weapon - and that it is better than Barack Obama's deal. Here's what we know about how the agreements differ.
World politicsA declaration of intent to end the war with Iran is criticized in the United States for containing too many concessions to Tehran. President Donald Trump denounces the critics as “idiots.” In Iran, the agreement is hailed as historic.
World politicsThe United States has released the draft agreement that is expected to be signed by Iran and the United States on Friday. The 14-point document was read out by a US government representative during President Donald Trump's press conference on Wednesday - following widespread criticism that the text had been kept secret.
WorldAt least 2,300 people have been killed in violent conflicts in Haiti so far this year, according to the UN human rights chief.
WorldOne day a deal was said to be close. The next, the bombs were falling in the Middle East again. Now Donald Trump is claiming, once again, that the war is over. Here are the latest developments - in a diplomatic stalemate where the war between the US and Iran has rapidly escalated.
ConflictsA colonel in the Congolese army has been sentenced to death for the murder of Swedish UN employee Zaida Catalán in March 2017, SVT Nyheter reports.
CrimeStarting in the new year and for two years, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe and Austria will become non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.
World politicsIt is crucial that the UN maintain its peacekeeping forces in Lebanon even after its current mission, UNIFIL, expires at the end of the year, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
WorldThe Israeli military has issued an evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs. Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities say a hospital in southern Lebanon has been partially destroyed in an Israeli strike.
WorldEight people were killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday morning, Lebanon's health ministry said.
WorldThe UN Security Council has been called to an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss developments in Lebanon.
WorldIran has received a draft of an initial framework for a deal with the United States, state media reported. At the same time, the White House called Iran's descriptions of the draft's contents "a complete fabrication."
WorldRussia accused Ukraine of war crimes at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. "Pure propaganda," Ukraine’s envoy Andriy Melnyk said.
ConflictsRussia has been attacking Ukraine non-stop with over 1,500 drones over the past two days, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. At least 16 people were killed in Kyiv overnight alone - more are feared buried under rubble. Russian forces have also attacked a UN vehicle in southern Ukraine, according to Zelenskyy.
ConflictsThe clock is ticking in negotiations between the US and Iran. And it is Donald Trump who is in a hurry, says Middle East expert Fredrik Meiton. If the US president wants to end the war, he ultimately has two options - both of which could be politically devastating.
ConflictsIsrael's mass bombing, which killed hundreds of Lebanese, including at least 33 children, is unprecedented in the escalating conflict. "It's too much damage to civilians at one time - that stands out," says Ove Bring, an international law expert.
WorldOver 1,000 humanitarian aid workers have been killed in the past three years, almost three times as many as in previous years, according to the UN.
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