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Can Iran legally charge toll from ships passing Strait of Hormuz? What norms say

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran on March 7

Updated on Apr 9, 2026, 2:05 PM IST

Activist quits UN positions, says it's ready for 'nuclear weapon use' scenario

Mohamad Safa announced his resignation through a post on X accompanied by a letter detailing his reasoning behind the decision.

Updated on Mar 27, 2026, 9:02 PM IST

Lowering the threshold for the legal ‘use of force’

The International Court of Justice has repeatedly held that only the gravest forms of force qualify as an “armed attack”. Not every unlawful act crosses that threshold. (AP)

Published on Mar 27, 2026, 8:13 PM IST

Meet the U.N.’s New Human-Rights Authority

Council president Ambassador Sidharto Suryodipuro of Indonesia has proposed Palestinian academic Zeina Jallad to be the Special Rapporteur investigating the human-rights risks of “unilateral coercive measures.” (www.birzeit.edu)

Updated on Mar 26, 2026, 12:27 PM IST

Did the United Nations call Trump ‘racist’? Putting viral claims in context

Published on Mar 17, 2026, 4:15 AM IST

Attack on Iran will redefine the balance of power in West Asia

A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran, after two loud blasts were heard in Tehran on the morning of February 28.

Published on Mar 3, 2026, 7:45 PM IST

UN reports 42 dead, 104 injured in latest Afghanistan-Pakistan military clashes

Military tensions between the South Asian Islamic nations remained high on Tuesday, with Afghanistan saying it had captured another Pakistani post in the Kandahar region.

Published on Mar 3, 2026, 2:53 PM IST

'Diplomacy squandered': UN chief slams strikes as US, Iran envoys clash at UNSC

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends an emergency Security Council meeting on the situation in Iran

Updated on Mar 1, 2026, 9:39 AM IST

‘Doctor on UN duty’ defrauds 74-yr-old Cuffe Parade resident of ₹50 lakh

‘Doctor on UN duty’ defrauds 74-yr-old Cuffe Parade resident of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50 lakh

Published on Feb 20, 2026, 6:16 AM IST

UN chief says global problems won't be solved by one power 'calling the shots'

"In my opinion, the basic responsibility for international peace and security lies with the UN, lies with the Security Council," Guterres said.

Published on Jan 30, 2026, 4:57 AM IST

‘Military adventurism’ will push Middle East into unpredictability: China at UN

China's remarks come even as US has sent its carrier strike group, led by USS Abraham Lincoln, to the Middle East.

Published on Jan 29, 2026, 3:20 AM IST

'Charter goes beyond Gaza': Why Macron may decline Trump's peace board invite

US President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House.

Updated on Jan 20, 2026, 10:26 AM IST

Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other conflicts

Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other conflicts

Updated on Jan 18, 2026, 12:44 AM IST

At UN, India thrashes Pak: ‘Rise beyond their narrow consideration’

India rebukes Pakistan at UN, says Kashmir is ‘integral and inalienable’

Updated on Jan 16, 2026, 5:02 PM IST

US allies and adversaries use UN meeting to blast Venezuela intervention as America defends action

US allies and adversaries use UN meeting to blast Venezuela intervention as America defends action

Updated on Jan 6, 2026, 12:29 AM IST

How did UN react to US attack on Venezuela? Secretary-General ‘deeply alarmed’

Secretary-General António Guterres, through spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, said he was “deeply alarmed”.

Published on Jan 5, 2026, 2:13 PM IST

Why did US attack Venezuela and capture Nicolás Maduro? All you need to know

This screengrab taken from the X account of Rapid Response 47, the official White House rapid response account, shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) escorted by DEA agents inside the headquarters of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in lower Manhattan, New York.

Updated on Jan 4, 2026, 2:35 PM IST

UN force says Israeli army fired near peacekeepers in south Lebanon

UN force says Israeli army fired near peacekeepers in south Lebanon

Published on Jan 3, 2026, 12:14 AM IST

Myanmar's military-backed party claims victory amid ‘sham election’ concerns

Myanmar is conducting month-long phased elections for the first time since the military took over power in the country in a coup in 2021.

Updated on Dec 29, 2025, 9:34 PM IST

US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding

The pledge creates an umbrella fund from which money will be doled out to individual agencies and priorities

Updated on Dec 29, 2025, 3:45 PM IST

In India's UN address, an Imran Khan dig at Pakistan: ‘Unique way of respecting’

Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Parvathaneni Harish also launched a scathing attack at Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism and called it a "global epicentre of terror".

Updated on Dec 16, 2025, 10:56 AM IST

Climate crisis to AI: Challenges facing the future of humanity

An aerial view of a stretch of the Amazon rainforest deforested by illegal wildfire in Brazil on August 20, 2024. (AFP)

Published on Dec 3, 2025, 8:52 AM IST

Pakistan’s 27th amendment boosting Gen Asim Munir’s powers faces UN scrutiny

UN criticises Pakistan’s 27th amendment. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) and general Asim Munir.

Published on Nov 30, 2025, 10:16 PM IST

UN climate conference ends with funding pledge, but no explicit fossil fuel plan

COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago. UN climate deal increases money to countries hit by climate change

Updated on Nov 23, 2025, 1:05 AM IST

Time to reorient United Nations, make it stronger, says Rajnath Singh

Defence minister Rajnath Singh at the International Conference of Chief Justices of the World in Lucknow on Friday. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Nov 22, 2025, 7:12 AM IST

UN still indispensable but needs to be more responsive: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor has in the past served as the UN under secretary general.

Updated on Nov 21, 2025, 12:03 PM IST

Nominee for US deputy ambassador to UN calls for reforms at 'ineffective' global body

Nominee for US deputy ambassador to UN calls for reforms at 'ineffective' global body

Published on Nov 20, 2025, 12:15 AM IST

UN says verdict against Hasina 'important' step but regrets death penalty

Sheikh Hasina, 78, who has been living in India since her government was toppled on August 5 last year, was sentenced to death in absentia by the tribunal.

Updated on Nov 18, 2025, 2:29 PM IST

UN Security Council to vote on US resolution on Trump's Gaza plan

The 15-member UN security council is scheduled to vote on the resolution at 5 p.m. ET (3:30 AM IST)

Published on Nov 18, 2025, 12:47 AM IST

Protesters, security clash at the UN climate talks venue in Brazil's Belem

Indigenous people walk together as they participate in a demonstration on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belém, Brazil

Published on Nov 12, 2025, 6:41 AM IST

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