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

Updated on Apr 9, 2026 08:35 IST

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

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 15:32 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 14:43 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 06:57 IST

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

Published on Mar 16, 2026 22:45 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.

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Published on Mar 3, 2026 14:15 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 09:23 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 04:09 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 24:46 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 29, 2026 23:27 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 28, 2026 21:50 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 04:56 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 17, 2026 19:14 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 11:32 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 5, 2026 18:59 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 08:43 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 09:05 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 2, 2026 18:44 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 16:04 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 10:15 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 05:26 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 03:22 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 16:46 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 22, 2025 19:35 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 01:42 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 06:33 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 19, 2025 18:45 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 08:59 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 17, 2025 19:17 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 01:11 IST

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