Special Representative Named for US Backed-Gang Suppression Force in Haiti A longtime United Nations expert on peace building has been named the special representative for the newly authorized, but...
Gaza Aid Operation Collapses as Humanitarian Conditions Worsen The shutdown deepens a civilian aid crisis as a U.S.-led military coordination body prepares to manage future relief...
Sudan Ceasefire Collapses as Fighting Rages Sudan’s army chief has rejected a U.S.-backed cease-fire even as a unilateral truce was announced, worsening a humanitarian...
Key Elements in Trump’s 28-Point Peace Proposal and Why Much of it is Unacceptable for Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the proposal, saying it “could form the basis of a final peace settlement” if the U...
UN Human Rights Chief Says US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Are ‘Unacceptable' The U.N. human rights chief says U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are...
Yemen's Houthi Rebels Raid a UN Facility But all Staff Are Reported Safe There were 15 U.N. international staff members in the facility at the time of the raid.
32 Years Ago, UN Troops Came to the Rescue in Mogadishu During Black Hawk Down On Oct. 3, 1993—32 years ago—what began as a short raid by Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu became an all-night fight for...
25 Years After Landmark UN Resolution, UN Chief Says Women Are Too Often Absent from Peace Talks Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace...
US Revokes Visa for Colombia's President After He Urges American Soldiers to Disobey Trump The State Department said on social media that “we will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions.”
In a Rare UN Appearance, Senior North Korean Diplomat Insists His Country Won't Give up Nukes Under the spotlight of the General Assembly's annual meeting of world leaders, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong amplified...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
