Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

UN to End Travel Ban Exemptions for Taliban Officials

The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials Friday, pending any deal by Security Council members on a possible extension, diplomats told AFP. Under a 2011 UN Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban officials are subject to sanctions that include asset freezes and travel bans.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tigray: almost one in three children under five malnourished, UN says

Urgent action needed to avert further disaster in war-torn country as funding ‘fast running out’

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 178 of the invasion

Putin agrees to allow inspectors at Zaporizhzhia nuclear station as UN chief urges Russia not to take it off grid amid fears over cooling system

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

France's Macron assails Putin's 'brutal attack' on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday accused the Russian leader of launching a “brutal attack” on Ukraine in an imperialist, revanchist violation of national borders

The Independent UK

Prince William travelling without Kate in first US trip since Harry and Meghan's move

It's unlikely William will meet up with Harry during his time in New York.

Daily Record

Myanmar's Suu Kyi could return home after verdicts, junta chief says

Myanmar's junta chief said on Friday he would consider allowing deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest from prison but only after verdicts in a litany of cases against her have been reached.

Reuters

Iran nuclear deal ‘imminent’ with crippling sanctions removed

Sources tell Al Jazeera Arabic an agreement to revive the landmark accord abandoned by the US is soon to be announced.

Al Jazeera

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

US poised to announce new military aid, drones for Ukraine

U.S. officials say the United States is poised to announce it will provide Ukraine with nearly $800 million in new military aid, including at least a dozen Scan Eagle surveillance drones

The Independent UK

Myanmar junta may talk to Suu Kyi ... after her trial

Myanmar’s military chief said on Friday the junta is open to negotiations with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the crisis sparked by its coup — after her trials in a junta-run court have concluded.

Bangkok Post

Macron calls Putin over fears Russia is weaponising captured nuclear plant

Putin agrees to allow inspectors to travel to Zaporizhzhia plant, French president says, amid fears of radioactive accident if it is taken off grid

The Guardian - UK

UN chief says electricity at Russian-held nuclear plant belongs to Ukraine

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that electricity generated at the Russian-held nuclear power plant in Ukraine's southern region of Zaporizhzhia belonged to Ukraine and demanded that principle be fully respected.

Reuters

How African countries coordinated the response to COVID-19: lessons for public health

The COVID-19 pandemic spread much slower on the African continent than in the rest of the world, contrary to predictions.

The Conversation

Nearly half the people in Ethiopia's Tigray in 'severe' need of food aid- WFP

The nearly two-year conflict in Ethiopia has left almost half the population of Tigray region in "severe" need of food, as aid groups struggle to reach the population because of insufficient fuel supplies, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.

Reuters

China Firmly Cautions Israel against Allowing US Pressure to Affect Relations

Senior Israeli Foreign Ministry sources said that one of China’s top diplomats last week warned Israel not to allow American pressure to harm relations with Beijing. Liu Jianchao, the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s international affairs department, reportedly conveyed the message during a meeting last week with the Israeli…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

2 Russian villages evacuated after fire at munitions depot

The governor of Russia's Belgorod region says residents of two villages on Ukraine’s northeastern border have been evacuated after a munitions depot near the village of Timonovo have gone ablaze

Daily Mirror

Prince William announces trip without Kate - and he'll be in same country as Harry and Meghan

Prince William is due to travel to New York next month to attend an Earthshot Prize summit - although is unlikely to meet up with his brother Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: Explosions rock munitions store inside Russia as villages are evacuated

Explosions have rocked a munitions store in the Belgorod region of Russia with video appearing to show massive flames from the facility

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Biden administration needs to match rhetoric with action on Africa policy

Last week Secretary of State Anthony Blinken released the Biden administration’s long-awaited Africa strategy during his visit to South Africa. Perhaps the most notable shift in tone during Blinken’s five-day, three-country tour of the continent was his reference to African states as geostrategic players — a clear response to the…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Damage to Ukraine nuclear power plant ‘would be suicide’, warns UN chief

Ukraine has accused Russia of using Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the largest nuclear plant in Europe, as a shield to launch strikes

Zenger

Moment Russian Tank Is Hit By Ukrainian Artillery In Donetsk Region

The video was obtained from the National Guard of Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan Warns of 'Another Chernobyl' after Talks in Ukraine

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine during his first face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky since Russia's invasion began, echoing pleas from the UN's chief. A flare-up in fighting around Europe's largest nuclear facility in Russian-controlled southern Ukraine has sparked urgent warnings from…

France 24

Putin, Macron agree on need for IAEA inspection of Ukraine nuclear plant

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday agreed on the need to send a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, according to the French presidential office. In a phone conversation, the two leaders also agreed to…

Daily Mirror

Fears of horrifying nuclear power plant strike today as Ukrainians hold disaster drills

Ukrainian workers have been seen wearing hazmat suits as they take part in drills where they enact scenes of nuclear disaster amid fears of a strike on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Reuters

Blasts, fresh drone attacks rock Russian-held areas far from Ukraine war front

Russia reported fresh Ukrainian drone attacks on Friday evening, a day after explosions erupted near military bases in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and Russia itself, apparent displays of Kyiv's growing ability to pummel Moscow's assets far from front lines.

ABC News

A news site with ties to the fossil fuel industry claimed Scotland axed 14 million trees to make way for wind farms. Is that correct?

The country's efforts to tackle climate change have been caught up in a fresh wave of misinformation about renewable energy, thanks to a news website with ties to the oil and gas industry.

1 … 1247 1248 1249 1250

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Chinese Communist Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.