By AFPUN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged member states to "respect their financial obligations" to support peacekeeping operations at a time the world body faces "the highest number of conflicts" since it was founded.Speaking at a...

By AFPUnited Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to take action "to prevent genocide" in Gaza, delivering a scathing account of Israel's actions in the Palestinian territory.Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-...

By AFPAn Israeli rights group denounced Monday a government decision to launch extensive land registration for parts of the occupied West Bank, saying it could help advance annexation of the Palestinian territory."It is a tool for annexation," said Y...

By AFPUS President Donald Trump's administration cut cancer research funding by 31 percent in the first three months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to a Senate report released Tuesday that accuses the White House of waging a...

By AFPEgypt's Suez Canal Authority announced Tuesday it would slash transit fees by 15 percent for large container ships in a bid to draw global shipping giants back to the route.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said last month that the countr...

By AFPAl Jazeera's Ramallah bureau chief said on Monday the news channel could resume working in the Palestinian territories after president Mahmud Abbas lifted a ban in place since January."Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has decided to lift the...

By AFPDozens trekked to Nepal's Yala glacier for a ceremony Monday to mark its rapid disappearance due to climate change and put a spotlight on global glacial retreat.The Yala glacier, located between 5,170 and 5,750 metres above sea level, is in the...

By AFP/Nina LARSONThe United Nations voiced alarm on Tuesday at the large numbers of non-nationals being deported from the United States, in particular the hundreds sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador."This situation raises serious concerns regardin...

By AFP/Chloe ROUVEYROLLES-BAZIREA months-long Israeli blockade is worsening acute malnutrition in the Gaza Strip, medical charity Medecins du Monde warned on Tuesday, accusing Israel of using hunger as "a weapon of war".Israel halted all aid from ent...

By AFP/Saul Loeb with Clement VarangesA group of around 50 white South Africans arrived on Monday for resettlement in the United States after President Donald Trump granted them refugee status as victims of what he called a "genocide."Trump essential...

By AFP/Nina LARSONRaging conflicts, disasters and worsening climate change displaced tens of millions of people within their own countries last year, a new record, monitors said Tuesday.An unprecedented 83.4 million internally displaced people (IDPs)...

By AFP/Manon JACOBWhether in Miami, Athens, or Santiago, dedicated ambassadors are stepping up to tackle extreme urban heat around the world.Eleni Myrivili, one of the field's pioneers who currently serves as the Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habi...