United Nations (UN)

United Nations (UN)

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

US allies' embrace of Palestinian statehood tests Trump's Israel policy

A group of US allies, including Britain, France, Canada and Australia, announced just before and during the UN gathering their recognition of the state of Palestine in a dramatic diplomatic shift

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood at UN, defying US and Israel

A container ship is seen near the Hai Phong International Container Terminal, after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for many countries, in Hai Phong, Vietnam, April 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

Hardest-hit Vietnam risks losing $25 billion from US tariffs: UN estimates

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa waves as he attends the “Aleppo, Key to Victory” celebration marking Syria’s liberation, in Aleppo, Syria May 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

Sharaa to become first Syrian leader to attend UN meetings since 1967

Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southwards after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, September 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

Support for Palestinian state grows as France set to join Britain, others in recognition

Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in the 'Nationwide March for Palestine' protest in Sydney, Australia, August 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Who recognises the State of Palestine, who doesn't, and why does it matter?

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

World leaders meet at UN amid crises, conflicts and uncertainty

Members of the UN Security Council vote against a resolution that would permanently lift UN sanctions on Iran at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

UN Security Council decides not to lift Iran sanctions, but still time to agree delay

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations logo is seen on a window in an empty hallway at United Nations headquarters during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly high-level debate, which is being held mostly virtually due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York, U.S., September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

Poll shows huge support for global cooperation, but failing grades for UN, others

US President Donald Trump points a finger as he and first lady Melania Trump visit St. George's Chapel during their state visit in Windsor, Britain, September 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump to return to the United Nations as Gaza, Ukraine conflicts rage

South Sudan's Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel, attends the funeral of the slain commander of the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF), Lt. Gen. David Majur Dak at the Heroes Cemetery within Simba Grounds in Juba, South Sudan March 19, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Samir Bol/File Photo

UN report details 'systematic looting' by South Sudan's rulers as citizens went hungry

In this Nasa false-colour image, the blue and purple shows the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer over Antarctica on 5 October 2022. File Photo: Collected

Ozone layer healing, on track to recover by mid-century: UN

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, to members of the media prior to a UN Security Council meeting, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, August 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

UN condemns reported massacre in Haiti that left more than 40 dead