- 3d ago
DRC Ebola epidemic exceeds 2,700 deaths as UN appeals for $1.1 billion
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed over 2,700 people, prompting UN appeals for $1.1 billion and cross-border alerts in South Sudan.
- 5d ago
Nepal and China search for 3,000 missing as Himalayan flood toll reaches 800
Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet are attempting to reach hundreds of workers trapped inside hydroelectric tunnels after a glacial collapse killed up to 804 people and left more than 3,000 missing.
- 5d ago
UN and Red Cross demand binding treaty to restrict autonomous weapons
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric called on governments to negotiate a legally binding treaty regulating autonomous weapons before a November summit in Geneva.
- 5d ago
Haitian gangs kill 47 and kidnap over 50 in mountain town of Kenscoff
Gunmen on motorbikes stormed the mountain district of Kenscoff near Port-au-Prince, executing 22 people at a church shelter and threatening to kill dozens of hostages.
- 6d ago
Annalena Baerbock to join Columbia University faculty following UN term
Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock will take up a professorship and program directorship at Columbia University in New York after concluding her term as UN General Assembly President.
- Aug 24
Pacific El Niño intensifies with 90% chance of reaching very strong status
Meteorologists warn that Pacific sea surface warming could produce the strongest El Niño on record, prompting shipping restrictions at the Panama Canal and risks of global crop disruption.
- Aug 23
Ukrainian drones strike Russian Ozon hub as Russian attacks kill two in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an Ozon logistics depot and an oil refinery in Russia's Samara region, while Russian strikes killed two people in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia.
- Aug 22
Russian double drone strike on Kryvyi Rih mall kills 16 and injures 130
A Russian double-tap drone attack struck a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih on 21 August 2026, killing at least 16 people as rescue workers responded, with additional strikes hitting Mykolaiv, Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia.
- Aug 22
Forecasters project strongest El Niño in over a century, warning 2027 could become hottest year on record
The UK Met Office and NOAA project equatorial Pacific sea surface temperatures will surge up to 3.9 °C above average in late 2026, creating conditions that could make 2027 the warmest year on record.
- Aug 22
Western and Arab nations condemn Israeli tenders for 1,234 settlement units in West Bank E1 zone
A coalition of European, Western, and Arab governments condemned Israel for issuing construction tenders for 1,234 housing units in the disputed E1 corridor east of Jerusalem, warning the project severs Palestinian territorial contiguity.
- Aug 21
US and Russia accuse UN General Assembly President Baerbock of overstepping authority
Washington and Moscow have criticized General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock for organizing public hearings and audience votes for the eight candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres.
- Aug 19
Israel's Ben-Gvir reveals construction site of gallows for convicted Palestinians
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published footage showing the construction of a gallows facility inside a central Israeli prison to execute Palestinians convicted of terrorism.
- Aug 19
Tonga nominates Ecuadorean diplomat Ivonne Baki for UN secretary-general
Ecuadorean diplomat Ivonne Baki has entered the race to succeed Antonio Guterres as United Nations secretary-general following a formal nomination by Tonga, expanding the candidate field to eight.
- Aug 16
Socialist leader Carneiro attacks Montenegro at PS rentrée rally in Olhão
José Luís Carneiro, secretary-general of the Socialist Party, used the PS rentrée rally in Olhão to attack Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's Friday speech and present the PS as an alternative government.
- Aug 16
UN and European Leaders Condemn Ben Gvir Over Calls for Nightly Killings in Gaza
Diplomats from the United Nations, Germany, and France denounced Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Wednesday after he urged nightly targeted killings of 30 to 40 Palestinians, prompting discussions in Berlin over potential European Union sanctions.
- Aug 7
Russia downs 605 Ukrainian drones overnight as UN condemns both sides for civilian strikes
Russia said it shot down 605 Ukrainian drones across 20 regions overnight, as UN Secretary General Guterres condemned both Moscow and Kyiv for escalating strikes on civilian areas that killed at least 17 across Kyiv and its region.
- Jul 29
Turkey insists on sovereign equality for Turkish Cypriots as Guterres brokers new 5+1 meeting on Cyprus
After a trilateral meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Cypriot leaders, Ankara says no common ground exists for a settlement and only recognition of Turkish Cypriot 'sovereign equality' can yield a solution.
- Jul 27
UN chief calls for immediate lifting of all Syria sanctions after Damascus visit
Speaking in Damascus at the end of a two-day visit, António Guterres said all restrictions imposed under Bashar al-Assad must be removed to allow reconstruction.
- Jul 27
Syria's Al-Sharaa pushes for security deal with Israel without conceding Golan Heights claim
Ahmed al-Sharaa told Al Jazeera Syria is working with a group of states on a border security arrangement that he said could pave the way to broader peace, while UN chief António Guterres demanded Israel halt violations of the 1974 disengagement accord.
- Jul 25
Venezuela tells UN it will leave the ICC, accusing the court of 'geographical bias' against Africa and Latin America
Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia notified the UN on Friday of an 'irrevocable' decision to denounce the Rome Statute, acting on orders from interim President Delcy Rodríguez, whose government has moved closer to Washington after the US captured Nicolás Maduro in January.
