‘Serious blow’: Guterres condemns new US sanctions on International Criminal Court
The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowing on Friday...
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Security Council LIVE: Cycle of escalating attacks on civilians in Ukraine ‘must end now’
Escalating violence and human rights violations in the four-year-old Russia-Ukraine war are in the spotlight in the Security Council on Friday following a spate...
Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday warned that livestreaming a planned execution by firing squad in the United States would amount to...
Global trade reaches record $35 trillion despite conflicts
World trade reached a record $35 trillion in 2025 – but developing countries were held back from greater participation in the global economy because...
World News in Brief: ‘Horrific’ attack in Sudan, Israeli incursions in Syria intensify, most women and girls homeless in Gaza
A suspected drone strike has left at least 40 dead in Sudan’s Blue Nile State – near the Ethiopian border – according to initial...
Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize
South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay was on Friday announced as the winner of the 2026 Nobel...
Security Council LIVE: Yemen in spotlight as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate
The Security Council meets top of the hour to discuss Yemen, where a Houthi offensive launched in September has sharply escalated the 12-year-long war...
Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains
Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming...
UNICEF Warns Impending El Niño Threatens Education, Health, and Safety for Millions
UNITED NATIONS, October 9 (IPS) – New figures from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) project that the impending 2026-2027 El Niño cycle could...
Tanzania’s Biggest City Bets on Elevated Bridge to Dodge Chronic Flooding
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 9 (IPS) – Each morning on her way to Kariakoo, Clementina Nyangwine looks out of her commuter bus as...
‘One step away from famine’: Inside Afghanistan’s hunger crisis 
Bangladesh: UNICEF chief calls for an end to child marriage 
Rule breaking by just a few people can be contagious 
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease