First Person: Japanese UN volunteer ‘motivated by the passion of others’ to support peace
Haruki Ume spoke to UN News at the UN Pavilion at Expo 2025 currently being held in the Japanese city of Osaka. One section of the pavilion features a rotating presentation focusing on a specific UN agency or entity and…
Gaza: The man in the room acting as backchannel for Hamas in negotiations with US
Behind the efforts to secure the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release is the remarkable story of one man’s unlikely involvement. His name is Bishara Bahbah, he’s a Harvard-educated economics professor from Phoenix, Arizona. In April, his phone rang. It was…
U.S. Leaves Vietnam’s War Dead Unidentified
new video loaded: U.S. Leaves Vietnam’s War Dead Unidentified Recent episodes in Latest Video Whether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, Times Video journalists provide a revealing…
Trump celebrates his ‘big, beautiful’ win
It couldn’t have been more American. Stars, stripes and soundbites at the Iowa State Fairground on the eve of the fourth of July. The stars had aligned for President Trump, celebrating the passage of his signature tax and spending bill….
Is this the most powerful Trump’s been?
👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ has passed and he’s due to sign it into law on Independence Day. Mark Stone and David Blevins discuss how the bill will supercharge his presidency, despite…
Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ passes final hurdle in US Congress
Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ has been passed by the US congress, sending it to the president to sign into law. The controversial tax breaks and spending cuts package cleared its final hurdle as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly…
The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation
Activists, many from the Global South, attending the talks in Spain, are calling for greater leadership and commitment from wealthier nations to help address long-standing structural inequalities. The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) carries strong symbolic weight,…
With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity
“The human consequences of rising debt burdens, escalating trade tensions and steep cuts to official development assistance have been brought into sharp relief this week,” she told the closing session of the pivotal gathering, amid sizzling temperatures across southern Spain….
Chile and Argentina among coldest places on Earth as polar anticyclone grips region
On 30 June, both Chile and Argentina ranked among the coldest places on Earth, outside the polar regions. Governments in both countries issued early warnings and cold-weather alerts in response to the “polar-origin anticyclone” behind the extreme conditions, WMO said….
Landless and locked out: Young farmers struggle for a future
However, this creates challenges by limiting land access for the next generation and diminishing their voice in agricultural policymaking. Without land assets, young people struggle to secure the resources needed to become agricultural producers themselves. Between 2005 and 2021, the…