Daily Memo: Saudi Oil Supplies to Europe Disrupted
Dwindling alternatives. Saudi Arabia cut oil supplies to Europe after drone attacks – which Riyadh blamed on Iraqi armed groups – damaged the East-West
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AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly
Ahead of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week, Secretary-General António Guterres said the world had entered “an era of deep uncertainty” and urged governments to embrace international cooperation to address global...
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares
Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the continuing presence of terrorist groups as well as rights violations against women and girls are a growing concern as the Security Council met Wednesday to...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights
Activists, lawyers and others who cooperate with the United Nations on human rights continue to face intimidation and reprisals, according to a new report issued on Wednesday by the Secretary-General that calls for great...
BRICS Finds Its Purpose in a Fragmenting World
Almost since its founding in 2006, the BRICS has faced criticism for being a talking shop rather than a functional organization. However, if the 18th
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues
Search and rescue operations continued in Gaza City on Wednesday following the collapse of a bombed-out building that killed at least 20 people, according to reports.
The world comes to New York: What’s at stake at UN General Assembly high-level week
Each September, New York becomes the centre of global diplomacy as presidents, prime ministers, ministers and diplomats from around the world gather at United Nations Headquarters.
Live Discussion: Poland, the Three Seas Initiative and War Updates
George Friedman wrote in The Next 100 Years that Eastern Europe is going to be the most dynamic region in the continent, and that Poland will become a major power. Enter, the Intermarium and the Three Seas Initiative, co...
Daily Memo: Tensions Flare in the Baltic Sea
Russian probe. A Russian warship fired flares at a Danish helicopter over the Baltic Sea on Sept. 14, according to the Danish government, which said the
Security Council LIVE: Rising violence triggers emergency meeting on Yemen
Amid rising violence in Yemen, the Security Council met in emergency session on Tuesday to discuss the situation surrounding the critical Bab el-Mandeb Strait shipping route as UN agencies warn of rising displacement, in...
UNICEF says thousands of children require mental health support after Nepal floods
Three weeks after the devastating flash floods in Nepal, about 17,000 children require urgent mental health and psychosocial support in the country, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Escalating conflict drives new displacement in Yemen
The escalating conflict in Yemen is choking off aid shipments and driving fresh displacement, including to nearby Djibouti, with UN agencies reporting on Tuesday that nearly 100,000 people have been displaced since fight...