UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on Israel to lift its ban on 37 humanitarian organizations providing emergency aid to Gaza. Guterres is “deeply concerned” by the development.
WorldThailand and Cambodia have signed a new ceasefire agreement, the countries confirmed in a joint statement. The UN welcomes the agreement.
WorldIsrael has approved the establishment of 19 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says the approval “blocks” the possibility of forming a Palestinian state.
WorldVenezuela accuses the US of "warmongering" after Washington increased pressure on Caracas with a blockade of oil ships. UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for a de-escalation.
WorldA sea of flowers blooms on the boardwalk along Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach as leaders around the world condemn Sunday's terrorist attack on a family festival marking the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
WorldIsrael's illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank continue to expand at the fastest pace since at least 2017, when the United Nations began collecting such data, according to a new UN report seen by AFP.
WorldUN Secretary-General António Guterres is urging restraint in the increasingly escalating situation between the US and Venezuela, while Moscow is expressing its support for Caracas.
WorldThe countries at the UN climate summit COP30 in Brazil agreed on an agreement on Saturday. Cautiously positive reactions are mixed with harsh criticism in the aftermath. "The agreement is far from what science requires," says Mary Robinson, the UN's former envoy for climate issues.
SwedenWith just days left before the COP30 climate summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is appealing to countries for an "ambitious compromise" to keep the goal of 1.5 degrees of warming alive.
SwedenFor the first time, the United States is not attending the COP30 climate summit. And more people are choosing to stay home from the meeting, which is described as one of the most difficult in a long time.
SwedenThe world's nations are gathering for a new climate summit, where the challenges of reaching the 1.5-degree target are crucial for the future of the planet. This is a moral failure – and deadly negligence, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
SwedenExecutions, sexual violence, looting, kidnappings and attacks on aid workers. The crisis in Sudan is spiraling out of control, warns UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
WorldIran's foreign minister says that the US resuming nuclear weapons tests would be "regressive and irresponsible."
WorldDespite more extreme weather and rising temperatures, far too few resources are being invested in preparing and adapting communities and populations to the new situation. This is stated by the UN Environment Programme in a new report.
SwedenThe UN Secretary-General warns of devastating consequences when humanity has not managed to limit the warming of the planet. In an interview with The Guardian ahead of the climate summit COP30, he directs sharp criticism at the world's governments.
SwedenSudan's military acknowledges that it has gone into full retreat and lost the besieged city of al-Fashir – and thus the region of Darfur – in Sudan. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped as the paramilitary force RSF takes over the city. The UN warns of possible war crimes.
WorldThe Huthi movement has carried out a raid against the UN office in Yemen's capital Sanaa and deprived of freedom 20 employees.
WorldThree Qatari diplomats were killed on Saturday in a traffic accident in Egypt, reports Qatar's embassy in Cairo.
WorldUSA's president Donald Trump travels to Israel and the mediator country Egypt on Monday. There, a long line of heads of government will gather to discuss the future of war-torn Gaza.
WorldSweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) welcomes the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first step in the plan for peace in Gaza.
WorldThe UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemns the Iran-backed Houthi movement's detention of nine more UN staff in Yemen.
WorldNetanyahu has the opposition's support to end the war in Gaza, says opposition leader Yair Lapid. The message comes after Hamas stated that they are ready for further negotiations on releasing the hostages and achieving a peace.
WorldOn Tuesday, representatives of Hamas, Qatar and Turkey will meet for talks about the US Gaza plan. Donald Trump demands a quick response from the extremist movement. The outside world holds its breath.
WorldChina will reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 7 to 10 percent by the year 2035, announces the country's president Xi Jinping via video link to the UN General Assembly.
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