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UN staff member detained after Houthis raided offices in Sanaa, UN spokesperson says

UN condemns Houthi detentions of staff in Yemen, with 59 held as security forces raid offices, seizing equipment, making aid delivery harder.

Houthi terrorists lead detained people on the day of their release in Sanaa, Yemen, January 25, 2025; illustrative.
A vehicle of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is pictured amid ongoing efforts to assess damage and plan reconstruction in Gaza following the Israel-Hamas War, in Gaza City, October 16, 2025

Israeli officials rebuke possibility of 'official UN force' monitoring Gaza ceasefire

A UN vehicle drives, during a Reuters' visit at Camp Shamrock where Irish and Polish peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are stationed near Maroun al-Ras village close to the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon November 29, 2023.

'Disregard for safety and security of the peacekeepers': UNIFIL alleges Israeli grenade attack

Supporters of Kuomintang (KMT) party attend a rally against the recall campaign ahead of Saturday's vote for lawmakers, in Taipei, Taiwan July 25, 2025.

Taiwan’s sovereignty belongs to its people, not to China - opinion


Defunding the UN: A necessary step toward ending global hypocrisy and anti-Zionism - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: The UN’s bias against Israel and its anti-American stance has gone too far. It’s time for the US to lead a global process to defund the UN and create a new, fairer institution.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres addresses the General Assembly last month. It is time to create alternatives to the UN, the writer argues.

UN flies 12 staff out of Yemen after Houthi detentions, dozens still held

The United Nations flew 12 international staff members out of Yemen after they were detained by the Houthi authorities in Sanaa last week as part of a broader clampdown.

 A United Nations logo is seen on a glass door in the Assembly Building at the United Nations headquarters in New York City

Senior Israeli official says 'UNRWA will no longer set foot in Gaza' despite ICJ ruling - KAN

Israel says it will not allow UNRWA to operate in Gaza despite an ICJ urging it to support UN relief efforts, citing past UN failures.

Smoke billows from an evacuated UNRWA school following Israeli airstrikes, at al-Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, September 13, 2025.

Israel must ensure basic needs in Gaza are met, says World Court

The ICJ also stated that Israel did not provide sufficient proof of Hamas's involvement in UNRWA.

 A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025

Civilians in Sudan's al-Fashir cower from drones as siege worsens hunger

More than one million citizens have fled al-Fashir during the 18-month seige by the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has ravaged North Darfur's capital.

The family of Al-Rasheed Al-Tahir, a displaced Sudanese man who's reunited with his sisters, nephews and nieces, react, after the family fled the war-torn al-Fashir city, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates amid the ongoing conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the

Iran deal is over, says Tehran

Iran, Russia, and China informed the UN Security Council that Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, has expired, marking the formal end of the agreement.

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.

Palestinian Authority unveils $67b. Gaza reconstruction plan

The Palestinian Authority outlined a $67b, three-phase plan to rebuild Gaza over five years, as experts warn that Qatar and Turkey may cemnt Hamas control during reconstruction.

A drone view shows the destruction in a residential neighbourhood, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, October 19, 2025.

New Zealand reimposes sanctions on Iran over nuclear non-compliance

New Zealand will reintroduce UN sanctions on Iran, citing nuclear non-compliance, as well as ties to antisemitic attacks. Restrictions take effect Oct. 18.

The current New Zealand flag flies on Parliament buildings in Wellington's Central Cusiness District on March 24, 2016.

Pakistan, Indonesia, and Azerbaijan weigh joining Gaza stabilization force

So far, Indonesia is the only country to publicly offer troops, saying it could deploy 20,000 soldiers under a United Nations mandated peacekeeping mission, something not outlined in Trump’s plan.

US President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Gaza needs massive boost in emergency aid after ceasefire, UN relief chief says

Israeli officials said 600 trucks have been approved to enter the blockaded territory under the current US-brokered truce deal.

Palestinians pass by rubble, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2025.

Israel tells UN will only allow half agreed number of aid trucks into Gaza

The restriction will be enacted due to Hamas's failure to return the remains of deceased Israeli hostages within the 72-hour window agreed on by Israel and Hamas.

Palestinians gather to collect aid supplies from trucks that entered Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip October 12, 2025.