All news on the topic: UN

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UN probe says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza
Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist.
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UN places Israeli authorities on sexual violence blacklist amid war-time abuse allegations
The United Nations has added several Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in war zones.
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Satellite images show a buildup of drones at Al Khadim base in Libya despite the UN embargo
Between late April and July 2025, a type of drone not previously seen in Libya was spotted parked outside a hangar on the northern apron at Al Khadim airbase, according to satellite imagery.
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$3.55 trillion is hidden as the global super-rich keep their wealth beyond the reach of tax authorities.
According to estimates from Oxfam, the global super-rich may have as much as $3.55 trillion hidden from tax authorities.
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Keir Starmer accused of betraying UK Jewish community after UN vote policy shift
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of betraying British Jews after dropping his opposition to anti-Israel motions on the world stage.
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Shell, BP, ExxonMobil and Chevron sent dozens of lobbyists to climate talks while posting record profits
More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were granted access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period characterized by an increase in catastrophic extreme weather, insufficient climate action, and record oil and gas expansion, new research reveals.
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UN says opium production in Afghanistan falls to record low after Taliban crackdown
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan fell 20% in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), marking a continued decline since the Taliban’s 2022 nationwide ban on poppy farming.
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Angelina Jolie’s bodyguard mobilized in Ukraine during her humanitarian visit to the front-line region
While traveling to Kherson, Hollywood actress and UN humanitarian Angelina Jolie made an unexpected stop in the Mykolaiv region after her bodyguard was detained for mobilization.
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Protests erupt in Tanzania as Tulia Ackson, linked to Russia and Rosatom, holds power amid opposition candidate’s disappearance
In Tanzania, a nation friendly to Russia, large-scale protests broke out on the day of the presidential and parliamentary elections.
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Haiti gangs continue to terrorize civilians despite UN presence
A new United Nations force has begun operating in Haiti amid a flurry of media messaging about its mandate to “neutralize” heavily-armed criminal gangs, which have seized control of much of the Caribbean nation in a murderous rampage.
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UN sanctions reimposed on Iran amid nuclear escalation
Sweeping UN economic and military sanctions have been reimposed on Iran - 10 years after they were lifted in a landmark international deal over its nuclear programme.
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North Korea expands use of death penalty for watching foreign films
North Korea is executing citizens for watching foreign films as it tightens control over their private lives, according to a UN report.
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Elderly couple held by Taliban “without knowing why,” warns fellow detainee
A woman who was arrested by the Taliban alongside an elderly British couple has warned that they are “literally dying” in prison.
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Iran offers last chance for nuclear deal amid threat of UN sanctions
Iran is ready to form a genuine and lasting agreement that includes strict monitoring and limits on its domestic uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, its foreign minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, has said.
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UN peacekeepers targeted in "serious attack" by Israeli drones
Israeli drones dropped four grenades close to UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel as they were working to clear roadblocks, the force said on Wednesday.
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UK, France, and Germany move to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over nuclear program
The UK, France, and Germany are planning to revive UN-backed sanctions on Iran over concerns that it is developing nuclear weapons.
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UN urged to act as 233 journalists killed in ongoing Gaza conflict
Leading press freedom organizations have condemned the killing of journalists in Gaza after Israeli forces struck the Nasser Hospital compound on Monday, leaving at least five reporters dead.