A well-known Tunisian journalist was sentenced to six months in prison after being arrested for insulting an official. The government has increasingly silenced dissent.
Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution, effective ending the monitoring of weapons program sanctions against North Korea. The U.S. is determined to continue monitoring these sanctions.
A Caribbean ambassador has voiced the importance of creating an international tribunal to address reparations for transatlantic slavery and its enduring impacts.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has voiced concerns about a U.N. resolution supporting full membership for the Palestinian Authority.
Abdoulaye Bathily, the U.N. envoy for Libya, confirmed he had submitted his resignation at a U.N. Security Council meeting after lashing out at Libya's feuding parties and their foreign backers.
A U.N.-backed gathering has reportedly raised some $630 million in funding for conflict-ravaged Ethiopia, but still fell far short of its billion-dollar goal.
The United Nations and U.S. State Department both declined to confirm the foreign minister's visit, but each stressed the need to adhere to access for representatives of all member states.
Azerbaijan says the UN's International Court of Justice does not have jurisdiction to hear Armenia's case alleging Azerbaijan violated a convention prohibiting racial discrimination.
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged Russia and China to halt their support for North Korea, saying that it shields the country from sanctions.
Biden’s Mideast policy is a disaster. He has tried to pretend there is a moral equivalency between Israel and the Palestinians and that only encourages more attacks on our ally.
17 police officers serving at the Idrizovo prison in Skopje, North Macedonia, were detained Monday under suspicion they helped assist escapees in two separate incidents last year.
Sudan faces a dire humanitarian crisis due to a yearlong war, with millions at risk of starvation. Diplomats are set to meet in Paris to address the issue.
Iran launched an attack against Israeli targets late Saturday night but quickly issued a statement that offered the two nations a way to consider the matter "concluded."
Scandal-ridden Mayor Tiffany Henyard had yet another fiery meeting with local residents in Illinois who have been publicly blasting her for her conduct in office.
Vietnamese businesswoman Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death in the country's largest ever financial fraud case; she was arrested in 2022 and later charged with fraud totaling $12.5 billion.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico, said his country wants the United Nations to suspend Ecuador from the international organization; tensions have soared between the two countries.
Haitians continue to suffer under extreme gang violence, internal displacements and food shortages as humanitarian aid groups work to deliver food supplies to Haiti.
The U.N. Security Council revived on Monday the Palestinian Authority's hopes of full membership in the U.N.; the U.S. said the Palestinian Authority must negotiate statehood with Israel.
Israel’s U.N. Ambassador spoke out against the Palestinian statehood during a U.N. Security council meeting Monday and held up a picture of Hitler meeting with the Grand Mufti.
Taiwanese leaders are furious at the People's Republic of China after the communist nation thanked the global community for their sympathies regarding a massive earthquake on the island.
The U.N. has begun distributing food in Darfur, a war-ravaged province in Sudan, for the first time in months; around 18 million people in Sudan face acute hunger.
Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the British government that ends a yearlong dispute. Eighty percent of those casting a vote backed the offer.
Israel has not yet taken credit for the attack on Iran's consulate in Damascus, but the U.S. and other countries have confirmed IDF involvement, which has prompted threats from Iran.
Gay rights activists are calling on the international community to levy more pressure against the Ugandan government over its strict homosexuality law.
Indian construction workers are heading to Israel to fill labor shortages, caused partly by restrictions on Palestinian workers after a deadly attack by Hamas.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati faces allegations of money laundering after a complaint was filed in France by two anti-corruption groups this week.
Austria's justice minister shared plans to bolster the nation's espionage regulations, responding to heightened concerns over foreign intelligence activities.
Uganda's Constitutional Court has upheld a controversial anti-gay law, allowing the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality." The measure was signed last year.
World Central Kitchen, led by chef José Andrés, halted its operations in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, officials said.
Japan's imperial family has made their Instagram debut, sharing photos and videos showcasing Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako's recent public engagements.
The World Health Organization has refrained from condemning Hamas terrorists using Gaza’s hospitals and medical centers for military purposes to fight Israel.
The head of the United Nations called for reparations to "overcome generations of exclusion and discrimination" during their International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery.
The U.N. has accused Israel of holding up the flow of aid into Gaza; Israel says the problem is with distribution, including looting and Hamas stealing the aid.
Iran tried to distance itself from Hamas in the first days following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, but leadership has gone to great lengths to delight in what they see as Hamas victories.
Taliban supreme leader says Afghan women will be stoned to death in public for adultery in a message to Western democracies that they reject women's basic rights.
An explosive device detonated during a patrol in Chad, killing seven soldiers. The government suspects Boko Haram extremists from Nigeria, officials say.
Chen Xuyuan, the ex-president of the Chinese Football Association, has received a life sentence for involvement in match-fixing and other financial crimes.
A report by the International Organization for Migration's Missing Migrants Project claims that migrant deaths have increased significantly since 2014.
Two ongoing investigations from the United Nations and an independent group have sought to determine how closely, if at all, UNRWA has tied itself to Hamas.
The U.N.'s migration agency sounded the alarm Friday over the reported discovery of 65 bodies in a mass grave found in a remote stretch of Libyan desert.
The United Nations has warned that overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are facing imminent financial depletion caused by the deadly conflict in Sudan.
Hundreds of Kenyan doctors protested for better pay on Friday during a nationwide strike in its second week. They said the strike will continue until needs are met.
A U.N. humanitarian official has appealed for over $4 billion in aid to assist more than 10 million Syrians in an effort to address the ongoing crisis impacting civilians.
Belarusian authorities have launched dozens of raids against opposition figures suspected of "extremist" activity and launching "people's embassies" abroad.
U.N. agencies have issued warnings regarding the global accumulation of electronic waste with recycling rates remaining low and projected to decrease further.
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned on Wednesday amid an anti-corruption campaign. The Communist Party accepted Thuong's resignation, citing violations.
The Taliban in Afghanistan have barred girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade, leading to more than 1 million girls being affected, officials say.
United Nations youth climate adviser to Secretary-General António Guterres, Ayisha Siddiqa, was found to rail against capitalism and White people on X.
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres on Monday condemned escalating violence in Burma, following airstrikes that killed at least 25 Rohingya villagers.
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