Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Secretary-General António Guterres plans to use the launch of the United Nations’ eightieth anniversary commemorations to build momentum for ...

This week, President Trump spoke before the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for the first time in six years during the annual meeting of heads of state in New York City. The General Assembly is the ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday formally proposed slashing the core U.N. budget for next year by ...

Live coverage from New York: President Donald Trump returns to the UNGA 2025 stage as U.S. funding cuts, war in Gaza, Ukraine and global flashpoints on artificial intelligence and humanitarian crises ...

A view of the United Nations headquarters building in New York on September 17, 2025. A view of the United Nations headquarters building in New York on September 17, 2025.Daniel Slim— AFP/Getty Images ...

Mr Dunn, 19, was killed in August 2019 after US State Department employee Anne Sacoolas's car hit him while she was on the ...

For over a decade, U.N. aid agencies poured millions into the company despite warnings from human rights advocates.

The United Nations Security Council voted to authorize President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan on Monday, with the president quick to declare a major victory.

The last time the U.N. released its "World Urbanization Prospects" report was in 2018, when Tokyo was the world's most ...

Traffic accidents cause nearly 1.19 million deaths worldwide each year. In 2021, 92 per cent of road traffic deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries. Traffic crashes were the leading cause ...

Since their creation, nuclear weapons have struck awe and horror in the popular imagination, including that of the scientists who helped create them. The horrific damage, death and destruction caused ...