World Dec 1, 2025

UN chief warns unpaid dues near $1.6 billion, as budget cuts deepen

With nearly $1.6 billion in unpaid dues, the UN Secretary-General warned on Monday that chronic late payments are hampering the world body’s ability to function, even as sweeping cuts move forward t...

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World Dec 30, 2025

Eurostar: Power failure brings chaos to Channel Tunnel travel

Eurostar and LeShuttle services are still widely disrupted after a power failure and a broken down train closed the Channel Tunnel, causing travel chaos. 

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World Oct 31, 2025

Football: Kylian Mbappé awarded European Golden Boot

Kylian #Mbappé wins the European Golden Boot after 44 goals for Real Madrid, becoming the first French player since Thierry Henry to claim the award.

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World Oct 28, 2025

Fears of ethnic cleansing after Sudan's El-Fasher falls to paramilitaries

The paramilitary capture of El-Fasher, Sudan's oldest capital and Darfur's historic heart, sparked fears Tuesday of mass killings reminiscent of the region's darkest days. After an 18-month siege mark...

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World Oct 28, 2025

New York mayoral race enters final stretch

Polling places opened on Saturday for in-person voting in two of the year's most closely watched elections: the New York City mayor's race and the race to choose New Jersey's next governor. In New Yor...

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World Nov 1, 2025

Tanzania President Hassan wins disputed election amid deadly protests

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won a landslide election victory, official results showed Saturday. The opposition Chadema party, barred from taking part in the poll, said that hundreds of peo...

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World Nov 26, 2025

Peacebuilding Fund hits $1 billion milestone amid funding gap

The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund on Wednesday announced a major milestone, with the approval of more than $1 billion in support to global peacebuilding and conflict-prevention initiatives since 2...

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World Jan 8, 2026

Human Rights Council elects Indonesian candidate President for 2026

The UN Human Rights Council – the world’s principal defender of vulnerable people worldwide – has elected an Indonesian diplomat to be President for 2026 in a first for the country.

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World Jan 15, 2026

Game-changing international ocean treaty comes into force

Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, mark...

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World Oct 31, 2025

Cairo set to open $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum after repeated delays

Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum is on Saturday finally opening its doors, unveiling a vast collection of artefacts – some never before seen by the public – after more than two decades in the makin...

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World Nov 25, 2025

World News in Brief: Justice efforts in Libya, deadly attacks in Ukraine, scores killed since Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Recent months have seen progress towards accountability in Libya, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday in a briefing to the UN Security Council.

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World Dec 3, 2025

Genuine inclusion of persons with disabilities is a win for us all: Guterres

Discussions around promoting greater inclusion of people with disabilities in society topped the agenda at the United Nations on Wednesday. 

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World Jan 9, 2026

What the US withdrawal from UN bodies could mean for climate, trade and development

The United States’ intention to withdraw from a host of UN bodies announced this week targets programmes and initiatives focusing on a wide range of crucial areas, including the climate crisis, trad...

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World Nov 6, 2025

UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warming

As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called for urgent action to drive down global temperatures and keep the 1.5°C goal w...

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World Oct 28, 2025

Former Vietnamese imperial city of Hue flooded after record rainfall

The former imperial city of Hue found itself flooded after record rainfall in #Vietnam. Nearly two metres of water fell in just 24 hours - a record that had been standing since 1999. Scientists say hu...

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World Dec 31, 2025

WHO research shows COVID vaccines still crucial in preventing severe illness

Up-to-date vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent severe COVID-19 illness, new research from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows, even as the pandemic has officially ended.

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World Nov 25, 2025

Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN 

Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience and ingenuity, backed by United Nations support, can turn promising ...

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World Jan 23, 2026

Young people must be ‘truly involved’ in transforming education

With young people under 30 making up more than half of the global population and over 272 million children and youth still out of school, their participation in shaping education is becoming increasin...

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World Jan 8, 2026

Global economy shows signs of steady but subdued growth

The global economy has shown resilience amid turbulence during the past year, including shifting trade policies – yet growth remains subdued and far below pre-pandemic levels, the UN said in a landm...

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World Nov 6, 2025

LIVE coverage from Doha: Second World Summit for Social Development

Leaders, policymakers and civil society representatives have gathered in Doha for the Second World Summit for Social Development, with the aim of renewing global commitments to inclusion, dignity and ...

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World Oct 28, 2025

North Korea fires cruise missiles ahead of Trump’s South Korea visit

North Korea launched a series of sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters on Tuesday, state media said, in a show of force coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s trip to South Kor...

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World Jan 19, 2026

‘Alarming’ increase in use of death penalty last year, despite global trend towards abolition

Despite a downward trend in the use of the death penalty globally, 2025 saw an ‘alarming’ increase in the number of executions in a small number of retentionist countries, the UN human rights offi...

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World Jan 17, 2026

Secretary-General on UN at 80: Humanity strongest when we stand as one

Powerful forces are lining up to undermine global cooperation, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned at a landmark event in London on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary o...

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World Nov 10, 2025

Social development, up close: UN News goes inside the Doha summit

UN News just tested a new way to cover big international meetings – by reporting straight from the conference floor.

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World Jan 24, 2026

US withdrawal from WHO ‘risks global safety’, agency says in detailed rebuttal

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a detailed statement regretting the United States decision to leave the UN agency, and declaring that it will leave both the US and the world less safe a...

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World Jan 16, 2026

World News in Brief: Gaza education update, the General Assembly at 80, Venezuela’s humanitarian needs

More children in war-ravaged Gaza are now back in the classroom, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday. 

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World Oct 30, 2025

France's drug consumption: Cocaine use on the rise

A study released earlier this year shows that cocaine use doubled in France in 2023. The country has the seventh-highest consumption level of cocaine in Europe and ranks high in cannabis use, but thi...

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World Jan 19, 2026

World News in Brief: Food insecurity in Lebanon, Libya migrants freed, UNHCR tackles multiple emergencies – despite cuts

Since 2026, nearly 17 percent of Lebanon’s population has been living in a state of major food insecurity – a situation that is likely to worsen in the coming year.

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World Oct 29, 2025

Dutch voters head to polls in high-stakes election testing populism’s grip

The Netherlands votes Wednesday in a pivotal national election that will determine whether the country doubles down on the anti-immigration populism of Geert Wilders or shifts back toward centrist pol...

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World Nov 1, 2025

Flights resume at Berlin airport after suspension over drone scare

Flights were suspended for almost two hours at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Friday evening due to sightings of unidentified drones, the latest in a series of drone alerts around airports and military...

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World Nov 12, 2025

TB cases fall for first time since pandemic

Tuberculosis, or TB, remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, the World Health Organization ...

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World Oct 29, 2025

Live: Israel says resuming ceasefire after new strikes on Gaza kill more than 100

Israel on Wednesday said it had resumed the Gaza ceasefire after having carried out a series of overnight air strikes that killed more than 100 people, including scores of children. Israel said the st...

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World Oct 31, 2025

Israel returns remains of 30 Palestinians to Gaza as part of exchange deal

Israel has handed over the remains of another 30 Palestinians to Gaza as part of an exchange deal, a hospital official said Friday. The bodies belong to Palestinians who died while imprisoned by Israe...

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World Nov 26, 2025

Defying the odds: Young entrepreneurs vow to take their chances and build the industries of tomorrow

Young people make a vital contribution to the creation of industries that benefit people and the planet. Their role was recognised on Wednesday at Generation Future day of the Global Industry Summit i...

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World Oct 31, 2025

UN is needed in Sudan 'to monitor violations' after abuses allegedly from RSF

As concerns over a humanitarian crisis in Darfur are growing, the RSF paramilitary announced it had arrested fighters accused of abuses in El-Fasher. 'We need UN presence on ground to monitor these vi...

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World Jan 20, 2026

World enters era of ‘global water bankruptcy’

The world has moved beyond a water crisis and into a state of global water bankruptcy, says a new flagship report released on Tuesday by UN researchers.

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World Jan 22, 2026

UN warns of rising internet shutdowns as digital blackouts spread worldwide

A rising trend towards government-enforced internet shutdowns – with at least 300 incidents in more than 54 countries over the last two years – is prompting renewed warnings from the UN about the ...

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World Oct 31, 2025

UN Security Council backs Moroccan plan for disputed Western Sahara

The UN Security Council approved a US-backed resolution on Friday supporting Morocco's continued control of the disputed Western Sahara, saying that "genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty" could...

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World Jan 13, 2026

Increase taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to save lives, urges WHO

Beverages like sugary drinks and alcohol are too accessible and cost too little in most of the world – helping fuel obesity, diabetes, cancer and injury, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned o...

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World Nov 6, 2025

Doha summit ends with call to turn social pledges into action

The Second World Summit for Social Development concluded in Doha on Thursday with calls for countries to move swiftly from commitments to implementation, ensuring that the Doha Political Declaration d...

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World Jan 15, 2026

UN chief warns of a world in chaos as impunity and unpredictability spreads

In his final annual address outlining his priorities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is “brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability” – even a...

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World Oct 31, 2025

Latvia's parliament votes to withdraw from treaty protecting women from violence

Latvia’s parliament voted on Thursday to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on preventing violence against women, claiming it promotes “gender” theories. The decision would make Latvia the fi...

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World Oct 29, 2025

Trump arrives in South Korea ahead of highly anticipated meeting with China's Xi

US President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea on Wednesday ahead of a highly-anticipated meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Trump said he expected “a lot of problems to be solved” during t...

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World Oct 28, 2025

Health: mRNA Covid vaccines may help fight cancer

Preliminary research published in Nature suggests that COVID-19 vaccines, particularly Pfizer and Moderna, may offer unexpected benefits for cancer patients. People with advanced lung or skin cancer w...

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World Oct 30, 2025

UN Security Council condemns 'atrocities' in Sudan's El-Fasher as RSF advances

Sudanese fleeing the RSF paramilitary's takeover of the city of El-Fasher on Sunday continue to bring accounts of mass atrocities with them. Hundreds were killed in the fighters' wresting of the north...

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World Dec 9, 2025

From bagpipes to salt-making, UNESCO honours endangered culture passed down through generations

From salt made by hand on a Philippine island, to ceremonial dances in Kenya and ancient textile traditions in Belarus, the UN cultural agency has added a diverse range of living traditions to its glo...

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World Oct 30, 2025

Donald Trump announces US to start nuclear weapons testing again

US President Donald Trump said he has ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing to equal China and Russia, a significant change in the US's weapon strategy. The move comes after Russian Pr...

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World Oct 14, 2025

French PM agrees to freeze Macron’s controversial pension reform

Word on the boulevard is that this could well be the beginning of the end of the French Fifth Republic - as the country's parliamentary crisis pushes the entire system to the brink.

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World Dec 4, 2025

Malaria: Drug resistance and underfunding threaten progress towards eliminating killer disease

The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses one of the most acute risks to control efforts acro...

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World Oct 31, 2025

Sudan: What photos and videos can tell us about the El-Fasher massacres

After an 18-month siege, the Sudanese city of El-Fasher fell on Monday, October 27. It was the last major city in Darfur that was not under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary g...

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