Queen Elizabeth Pushed for Ex-Prince Andrew to Get Envoy Position, New Documents Show
Stripped of his royal titles, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, is being investigated by the British police over accusations that he shared confidential documents with Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who died in 2019. Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor…
Trump Again Says He Will Talk to Taiwan’s Leader, Risking China’s Anger
President Trump said this week that he would speak to Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, a move that would break longstanding diplomatic norms and risk retaliation from China. “I’ll speak to him,” Mr. Trump told reporters when asked whether he would…
Building the smart city: Promise, pitfalls and the people at its heart
At a sprawling urban expo in Baku, visitors paused before giant digital screens flickering with flood simulations, subway control systems and virtual replicas of entire neighbourhoods. Across the space, cities offered a vision of urban life reshaped by artificial intelligence,…
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate future of Gaza amid stalled progress on lasting peace
The Security Council is discussing the stalled progress in Gaza as the fragile ceasefire there limps on, and deteriorating conditions across the West Bank amid continued civilian casualties and mounting humanitarian needs. Discussions are likely to focus on who governs…
Right to strike protected under key labour treaty, says UN World Court
By 10 votes to four, the UN World Court ruled “the right to strike of workers and their organizations is protected” under the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87). The Court, however,…
Haitian children ‘paying the highest price’ amid surge in gang recruitment
Children now constitute around half of the gang members who have taken de facto control of large swathes of the country, Vanessa Frazier told journalists at UN Headquarters, following her first fact-finding mission to the Caribbean island nation. Some 18,000 schools…
Gaza risks ‘permanent’ state of limbo if transition plan stalls, Security Council hears
Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said the situation across the Occupied Palestinian Territory was becoming “increasingly precarious”, with mounting violence in both Gaza and the West Bank. “In Gaza, delays in the implementation…
UN agencies step up Ebola response in eastern DR Congo
As health authorities in both the DRC and Uganda respond to the deadly resurgence, the UN is also helping to strengthen preparedness and raise awareness in at-risk communities. UN aid workers have been on the job since the outbreak was declared on 15 May…
War is becoming a death sentence for women and girls
“We were sitting on the sixth floor when they struck the seventh – my uncle’s apartment,” she said. “My uncle’s wife was screaming, ‘My children! My children are gone!’ As I rushed to help her, they fired the second shell….
General Assembly backs historic World Court climate crisis ruling
The Secretary-General said it makes clear Member States’ responsibility to protect their own people from what is an “escalating climate crisis”. The resolution drawn up by Vanuatu – a Pacific island nation on the frontline of the climate crisis, and…