A massive landslide in Papua New Guinea buried Yambali village, leaving hundreds feared dead. Survivors are hesitant to evacuate, fearing another landslide.
Nikki Haley, the former Republican presidential candidate, wrote a message of encouragement to the IDF on an artillery shell during a visit to Israel on Memorial Day.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized Palestinian statehood.
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be indicted for defaming the monarchy. This comes three months after he was freed on parole on other charges.
U.N. human rights experts appealed to authorities in Belarus to help political prisoner Pavel Kuchynski, who has been diagnosed with advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Nawaf Salam, the Lebanese president of the International Court of Justice, faces fresh scrutiny over past anti-Israel comments made while serving as his country's ambassador to U.N
Several Russian defense ministry personnel have been arrested on corruption charges over the last month, just before President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term.
A judge says a manager of the Hong Kong trade office in London and another man will go on trial for allegedly helping Hong Kong authorities gather intelligence in the U.K.
The U.S. and several of its allies issued a joint statement calling for Taiwan to be allowed to take part in a World Health Organization meeting, despite objections from China.
The United Nations member countries have finalized a new treaty aimed at better tracing traditional knowledge related to genetic resources, officials say.
It's hard for Biden and the UN to sink lower in their dealings with Iran, but they did. They held a moment of silence for the ‘Butcher of Tehran.’ I know how bad he was, but I survived.
Hamas officials have been saying for months that the health system in the Gaza Strip no longer functions, yet the data it publishes daily is still widely quoted around the world.
The U.N. has approved a resolution establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs. Serbs oppose the move.
Two Tunisian journalists were sentenced to one year in prison on Wednesday for criticizing the government. Both journalists denied the allegations in court.
Thailand's Constitutional Court accepted a petition from outgoing senators to investigate Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over the appointment of a Cabinet member.
The UN's World Food Programme is calling on donors for help as extreme weather related to the El Niño phenomenon is causing a hunger surge in countries including Afghanistan and Zambia.
A planned U.N. vote on establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs has sparked political controversy.
Leaders in the Baltic Sea region voiced concerns on Wednesday about reports of Russia potentially revising its territorial waters' borders, officials say.
Talks between Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog have been temporarily halted following a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Iran's president and foreign minister.
Vietnam’s National Assembly has confirmed the country’s top security official, To Lam, as its new president. Human rights groups worry Lam could further suppress citizens' liberties.
The UN has revised its aid delivery routes within Gaza after crowds of desperate Palestinians intercepted 11 trucks, halting deliveries for three days.
The U.N.’s High Representative for Disarmament Affairs cautioned states involved in transferring arms to Ukraine or Russia to act responsibly as the war shows no signs of stopping.
The United Nations on Tuesday lowered its flag to half-staff in honor of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a controversial figure critics say committed mass murder in Iran.
The U.S. has accused Russia of launching a satellite aimed at weaponizing space in a move criticized by the UN Security Council, which failed to pass a resolution against it.
Despite earning the nickname the “Butcher of Tehran," the United Nations on Monday held a minute of silence for Ebrahim Raisi after the Iranian president died in a helicopter crash.
South Sudan is close to securing a loan of $13 billion from United Arab Emirates company Hamad Bin Khalifa Department of Projects, according to United Nations experts.
Tens of thousands of Haitians and Venezuelans who fled to southern Brazil are struggling to rebuild their lives after severe flooding in Rio Grande do Sul.
During hearings held by the International Court of Justice over measures to stop Israel's military operation in Rafah, South Africa urged the top U.N. court to order a cease-fire in Gaza.
Lawyers in Tunisia protested recent arrests on Thursday, including two lawyers who were charged with violating a cybercrime statute targeting fake news.
The United Nations Security Council will meet informally Thursday to discuss the issue of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas and ways to get them released.
Human Rights Watch, a human rights group, has called on the Thai government to cease the forced return of political dissidents to their authoritarian home countries.
In Mozambique, an Islamist group operating used children in attacks on a town last week. Human Rights Watch reported residents who fled recognized some boys as their missing relatives.
Three Hamas combatants were captured on drone footage within the United Nations Relief & Works Agency compound in Rafah, according to Israeli Defense Force leadership.
Hungary has declared its intention to vote against a United Nations resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica, officials say.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., joined "Fox & Friends" Tuesday to discuss the United Nations putting out a report with false numbers of deaths in Gaza as the war in Israel is ongoing.
More than 300 Syrians refugees were forced to return back home to an uncertain future in Syria as anti-refugee sentiment surges in northeastern Lebanon.
Twenty-three state financial officers are urging President Biden to maintain support for Israel amidst recent conflicts in Rafah, citing concerns over wavering commitment and antisemitic demonstrations.
The United Nations suddenly adjusted its death toll count in Gaza to show that less women and children were killed, admitting widely quoted Hamas data is unreliable.
The University of Vermont and Xavier University have decided to cancel upcoming commencement ceremony speeches by UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
The Iraqi government requested Wednesday that the U.N. end a mission aimed at promoting governance and human rights reforms in the strife-torn nation by the end of next year.
The U.S. has avoided having to decide if it will pull funding from the U.N. and the its specialized agencies, which it would have had to do under public law passed in the 1990s.
A top Indian opposition leader has been granted interim bail by the Supreme Court nearly seven weeks after his arrest in a bribery case, according to officials.
Global leaders, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, have committed to improving future responses to similar situations, but establishing a pandemic treaty has proven difficult.
The U.N. humanitarian agency has said about half of the population of Zimbabwe needs water and food urgently, and has launched an appeal for $430 million to help those in need.
A center-right coalition of 22 parties won North Macedonia's parliamentary election, but they are still three seats short of majority, so they will need to seek a governing partner.
Thousands were killed when Sudanese paramilitary forces and their allied militias attacked the western region of Darfur in what amounted to an ethnic cleansing, Human Rights Watch said.
Timur Ivanov, a Russian deputy defense minister, had his appeal for house arrest denied by a Moscow court as he faces bribery charges, according to officials.
Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to prison for attempting to obstruct a criminal investigation during his time in office.
The UN vote would give the Palestinians de facto statehood which, according to American law, could mean automatic defunding by the U.S. Washington is the largest contributor to the world body.
Australia's prime minister has rejected China's claim that Australia was responsible for a dangerous incident between their military aircraft over the Yellow Sea.
Giovanni Toti, president of Italy's Liguria region, has been placed under house arrest amid an investigation into allegations he granted political favors for money.
Russia has defended its veto of a U.N. resolution urging prevention of a space-based nuclear arms race, proposing their own resolution for a ban on space weapons.
Ukrainian state prosecutors have examined debris from approximately half of the 50 North Korean ballistic missiles launched by Russia beginning last December.
The United Nations General Assembly is considering a draft resolution to recognize Palestinians as qualified for full U.N. membership, according to officials.
Authorities searched the European Parliament office of the top candidate of the Alternative for Germany party, whose assistant was arrested for spying for China.
Lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to return American tax dollars that went to UNRWA amid reports its employees assisted Hamas and its attack on Israel.
Amid Israel’s planned incursion into the last major bastion of Hamas’ terrorist network in Rafah, the IDF knocked out a UN facility allegedly used by Hamas as a command center.
Australia accused China of unsafe behavior when a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares in front of an Australian helicopter. Beijing has not commented on the incident.
The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog recently voiced concerns about Iran's enrichment of uranium and the potential for clandestine activities.
José Raúl Mulino, stepping in for the barred Ricardo Martinelli, has won Panama's presidential election. His competitors conceded as he secured 35 percent of the votes.
Russia introduced a U.N. resolution to ban all weapons in outer space for all time just a week after vetoing a similar proposal from the United States and Japan.
The U.N. has consistently urged restraint in dealing with the situation in the Gaza Strip, but critics have blasted officials for not condemning Hamas.
Ecuador defended its actions in storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito last month. This move came after Mexico granted asylum to former Vice President Jorge Glas.
The top U.N. court, in a 15-1 vote, has rejected Nicaragua's request to order that Germany halt aid to Israel and renew funding to the U.N. aid agency in Gaza.
The head of the U.N.'s migration agency warned the number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon will likely continue rising as donors cut back on aid; many refugees are heading to Cyprus.
South African police are probing whether former President Jacob Zuma’s new political party forged signatures to register for upcoming national elections.
After a series of meetings to discuss a global treaty to end plastic pollution, negotiators have seen "monumental change" as they work toward the goal of adopting the treaty in 2025.
Mexico has taken Ecuador to the top U.N. court, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy. The raid occurred on April 5.
Ecuador has filed a complaint at the United Nations' top court over Mexico's move to grant political asylum to former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas.
The Taliban faces criticism for depriving women of human rights at a U.N. meeting, though no Taliban representatives attended because they are not recognized by the U.N.
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