United Nations

As Israel bans UNRWA, Palestinians stand to lose schools and clinics, not only in Gaza

Israel is severing ties with the main United Nations agency that provides aid to Palestinians. With the focus largely on Gaza, the move also threatens key services in the occupied West Bank.

A landmark climate change case will open at the top U.N. court

The hearings come after years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear under rising sea waters,

The world welcomes the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, but worries remain

Celebratory gunfire rang out in Beirut to mark the start of a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to end almost 14 months of fighting.