U.N. says crucial evidence Hammarskjöld's death still hidden
New investigation points to possible foreign involvement in 1961 plane crash, urges governments to open their archives.
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Grynspan gains 12 votes in U.N. leadership race as Turkish bid trails
Costa Rican strengthens her lead in eighth Security Council straw poll, but secret ballots leave potential vetoes unresolved.
Grynspan widens lead in U.N. race as UAE candidate trails
Security Council poll gives Costa Rica's candidate 11 votes, while Lana Nusseibeh draws six objections in her first test.
Sudan scrutiny shadows late entrant in race for next U.N. chief
Lana Nusseibeh reshapes a deadlocked contest as rights advocates challenge UAE’s denials of support for Sudan’s RSF.
Aid cuts erode humanitarian data as U.N. seeks $8B to reach most in need
Monitoring systems, assessments and institutional records are at risk as organizations struggle to identify those most in need.
Veto threats leave U.N. leadership race deadlocked after 6th straw poll
Rebeca Grynspan leads a three-way contest to succeed António Guterres, but all seven candidates face opposition.
Trump administration targets entire ICC with sweeping new sanctions
The move threatens the International Criminal Court hours after a former ICC judge won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Grynspan still ahead in U.N. race as Security Council deadlock persists
Costa Rican falls to nine positive votes in fifth straw poll as support declines across the leading candidates.
OpenAI ‘rogue AI’ incident tests safeguards debated at U.N.
UNCTAD calls for mandatory reporting after OpenAI notified the agency of activity targeting its system over 16,000 times.
AI safety debate shifts to who will police frontier systems
Governments and technology leaders agree on testing and oversight but remain divided over who should set the rules.
Grynspan leads U.N. race but veto uncertainty leaves contest unsettled
Costa Rican wins nine ‘encourage’ votes in third Security Council straw poll as Bachelet withdrawal narrows the field.
National pledges fall short as global biodiversity pact reaches midpoint
U.N. biodiversity chief points to finance and subsidies as hurdles to filling gaps between commitments and targets.
Turkey's COP31 president urges leaders to prioritize climate finance
Nation's top climate official calls for nations to pay for "concrete outcomes that address real challenges people face."
Iran nuclear dispute returns to Security Council on verification gap
IAEA says it lost continuity of knowledge over Iran's enriched uranium as Tehran says war made inspections impossible.
Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana takes lead in second U.N. chief straw poll
No candidate reaches nine-vote threshold as opposition grows and race to succeed António Guterres remains wide open.
Europe's summer shows weather extremes of a warming climate
As much of Western Europe endures record heat blasts, other parts of the continent remain unusually cool and wet.