The Israeli military said it was conducting extensive strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza while medics there reported at least 30 people were killed in a series of the most violent air attacks since a ceasefire began on January 19. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

The conflict in Sudan has created the "largest and the most devastating humanitarian crisis in the world" as the warring parties lay siege to towns and block aid deliveries, top aid officials told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

The United Nations is seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs as it turns 80 this year amid a cash crisis, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday - but don't liken it to the U.S. effort by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. www.reuters.com/world/un-tur...

The United Nations will get a "facelift" as it turns 80 amid a cash crisis this year, seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs, senior UN officials said on Wednesday - but don't liken it to the U.S. effort by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. www.reuters.com/world/un-tur...

Three weeks that changed the world: How Trump turned against Ukraine and Europe www.reuters.com/investigatio...

"The significantly increased production and accumulation of high enriched uranium by Iran, the only non-nuclear weapon state to produce such nuclear material, is of serious concern," the IAEA said - a passage that, unusually, was included in both reports. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

The United Nations World Food Programme has temporarily stopped distributing food aid in a famine-struck camp for displaced people in Sudan's North Darfur amid escalating violence, warning that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine that takes a neutral position on the conflict as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to broker peace. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

UN Security Council adopted US-drafted resolution to mark the third anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine, which toned down a long-held U.N. stance on the war as President Donald Trump seeks to broker peace. The resolution got 10 votes in favor, while remaining five abstained.

Europeans win in UN clash with US over rival Ukraine resolutions www.reuters.com/world/europe...

The United States is urging the United Nations General Assembly to back its resolution to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Monday, oppose any amendments and vote no on a rival text drafted by Ukraine and European allies. www.reuters.com/world/ahead-...

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Zelenskiy said he was willing to give up his position if it meant peace in Ukraine, quipping he could exchange his departure for Ukraine's entry into NATO. Zelenskiy also said wants Trump as partner to Ukraine not just mediator between Kyiv and Moscow.

If the Security Council adopts the U.S. text it would allow the United States and Russia to argue that there is no need for the General Assembly to meet or vote on a resolution drafted by Ukraine and Europe.

Council to vote on a brief draft resolution marking the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Monday before the 193-member General Assembly votes on the same text, diplomats said on Saturday. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to vote on a brief draft resolution marking the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Monday before the 193-member General Assembly votes on the same text, diplomats said on Saturday.

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia described the U.S. draft as a good move. Though Russia has proposed an amendment to the US draft to include language on addressing the "root causes" of the conflict.

EU ambassadors at the United Nations will meet later on Friday to discuss the U.S. move, diplomats said. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

The United States has proposed a draft UN resolution to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a move that pits Washington against an effort by Kyiv and European allies to have their own text adopted by the General Assembly. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

The United States has proposed a draft United Nations resolution to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a move that pits Washington against an effort by Kyiv and European allies to have their own text adopted by the General Assembly.

The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday to call on Rwanda's military to stop supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and immediately withdraw all troops from Congolese territory "without preconditions." www.reuters.com/world/africa...

The United States has warned U.N. organizations UNICEF and UN Women against any focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and gender ideology as a U.N. food official sought to avoid Washington's ire by advising some staff to tone down language. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

A U.S. pause on foreign aid has had a "major impact" in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where humanitarian operations last year were 70% funded by Washington, the top U.N. aid official in the country said on Tuesday. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Iran alerted the United Nations on Tuesday to what it described as "reckless and inflammatory statements" by U.S. President Donald Trump threatening the use of force and warned that "any act of aggression will have severe consequences."

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that if all the hostages held in Gaza are not returned by Saturday at noon he would propose canceling the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and letting "all hell break loose."

Hamas said would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what it said were Israeli ceasefire violations. In reply, Israeli Defence Minister Katz said Hamas violated deal and he instructed military to prepare to defend Israeli communities. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is first person to be hit with economic, travel sanctions authorized by Trump that target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of U.S. citizens or U.S. allies, two sources told Reuters. www.reuters.com/world/us/war...

The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) was ordered by Washington to stop work on dozens of U.S.-funded grants, according to an email seen by Reuters, that was sent five days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver for emergency food assistance.

Donald Trump's nominee to be UN ambassador Elise Stefanik still waiting on Senate confirmation vote... www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...

UN chief Guterres told Trump to avoid ethnic cleansing in Gaza: "In the search for solutions, we must not make the problem worse. It is vital to stay true to the bedrock of international law. It is essential to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing," www.reuters.com/world/middle...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will warn U.S. President Donald Trump against ethnic cleansing in Gaza after Trump proposed that the United States take over the enclave and Palestinians be resettled elsewhere.

President Donald Trump vowed that the U.S. would take over the war-shattered Gaza Strip after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere and develop it economically, a move that would shatter decades of U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on foreign aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the UN has "great potential" but has to "get their act together," as he stopped U.S. engagement with the UN Human Rights Council, extended a halt to funding for UNRWA and ordered a review of the UN cultural agency UNESCO.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to stop U.S. engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and continue a halt to funding for the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, a White House official said on Monday.

Elon Musk targets closure of US humanitarian aid agency www.reuters.com/world/us/usa...

A UN Security Council meeting in two weeks could be a "very good opportunity" for China's Wang and U.S. counterpart Rubio to meet, China's U.N. envoy said, stressing need for cooperation because "so much is at stake," while blasting Washington on tariffs.

Ukraine's special operations forces have not seen North Korean troops on the battlefield in Russia's Kursk region for around three weeks, suggesting they have been forced to withdraw after taking heavy losses, a military spokesperson said on Friday.

A generation at risk: Food crises in Gaza and elsewhere put millions of children in danger of lifelong harm

France will propose a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday that aims to "increase the pressure on Rwanda" to withdraw its troops from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, French U.N. Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere said.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday demanded that 2,500 children be immediately evacuated from Gaza for medical treatment after meeting with U.S. doctors who said the children were at imminent risk of death in the coming weeks.

USAID has told all aid groups to immediately pause all U.S.-funded programs as humanitarians grapple with a lack of clarity on waivers to Trump's 90-day aid pause. USAID made no payments on Tuesday for the first time since the fiscal year began Oct. 1.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver on Tuesday for life-saving humanitarian assistance during a 90-day pause in foreign aid while Washington undertakes a review, according to a State Department memo seen by Reuters.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest at its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

Implementation of a ban on the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Israel - due to start on Thursday - will be disastrous, the UNRWA chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the United States accused it of being "irresponsible and dangerous."

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday spoke separately with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.

Field hospitals in Thai refugee camps, landmine clearance in war zones, and drugs to treat millions suffering from diseases such as HIV are among the programs facing the chop as President Donald Trump contemplates massive cuts to U.S. foreign aid.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the United States to consider additional exemptions to a 90-day pause on its foreign assistance to "ensure continued delivery of critical development and humanitarian activities."

"There's no question that there are Rwandan troops in Goma supporting the M23. Of course, it's difficult to tell exactly what the numbers are," U.N. peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix also told reporters. UNSC to meet on Tuesday, say diplomats.

The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded that M23 rebel forces stop an ongoing offensive and advance towards Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and that "external forces" in the region immediately withdraw.

More than 4,200 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip in the six days since a ceasefire began between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas, the United Nations said, although there was a large drop in the number of loads delivered on Friday.