At least 20 more die, 450 injured in new Lebanon walkie-talkie explosions
People lined up to donate blood after pager explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon killed at least 12 people, including two children, and injured thousands. Photo…
U.N. humans right chief demands release of 13 staff detained by Houthi rebels
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk renewed demands Tuesday for the release of 13 of its workers, including six staff employed at…
Antony Blinken, U.N. leader call on Venezuela to restore democratic norms following election unrest
1 of 4 | Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres agreed Wednesday to urge Venezuela peacefully restore democratic norms following mass…
North Korea launches flurry of ballistic missiles into East Sea
North Korea launched around 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Thursday morning, South Korea's military said. Photo by Yonhap May 29 (UPI)…
Palestinians in Gaza mark Eid al-Fitr holiday in shadow of Israel’s war with Hamas
1 of 6 | Palestinians purchase goods in a popular Rafah market Monday in preparation for the upcoming Muslim Eid al-Fitr celebrations, amid ruins left…
Explainer: Embattled Gaza aid group UNRWA has been helping Palestinian refugees since 1949
1 of 8 | Palestinian refugees stand outside the entrance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees Health Clinic in the…
12 more Israeli hostages freed by Hamas in Gaza as truce extended 2 days
1 of 8 | Hamas fighters accompany newly released hostages before handing them over to the Red Cross in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip…
Israel slaps visa ban on U.N. officials after Guterres said Hamas attack ‘did not happen in a vacuum’
1 of 5 | Gilad Erdan, Israel's permanent representative to the United Nations, announced the visa ban hours after he demanded U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
World leaders at Cairo Peace Summit call for civilian safety in Gaza
1 of 4 | Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is hosting the Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday, which is being attended by leaders and representatives…
Israel issues new warnings to Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza
Palestinians carry a person injured in an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday as Israeli Defense Forces prepared for…
Putin, Erdogan to meet over Ukraine grain deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are to meet in Sochi on Monday for talks on resuming the shuttered Black…
Last of oil removed from decaying tanker stranded off coast of war-torn Yemen
The United Nations announced that most of the oil has been removed from a decaying tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen,though additional work is…
Soldiers say they have detained Niger’s president in apparent coup
President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum has been ousted in an apparent coup Wednesday night after being detained by his presidential guard. File Photo by Jemal…
Kremlin says it’s ‘impossible’ to rejoin grain deal; Ukraine alleges deliberate plan to tank pact
1/4 The Black Sea Grain Initiative allowed Russian and Ukrainian agricultural exports to transit via the Black Sea with Turkey acting as guarantor. File Photo…
Russia suspends Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine
1/3 A Ukrainian farmer harvests grain in the Odessa region on June 23. Photo by Igor Tkachenko/EPA-EFE July 17 (UPI) -- Russia said Monday it…
Turkey says Black Sea Grain deal extended for 60 days
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday that the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allows Russian and Ukrainian ships to export grain and fertilizer under…
Taliban adds U.N. to list of organizations off-limits to Afghan women
The Taliban has added the United Nations to the list of organizations for which Afghan women may no longer work. The U.N. says women are…
U.N. Secretary-General Guterres calls for an end to the ‘war on nature’
1/2 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it's time to stop "tinkering" in the global energy landscape and take the radical steps necessary to slow climate…
U.N. head fears war in Ukraine is widening as world watches
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that he fears the war in Ukraine is widening. File Photo by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell…