From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and far beyond. World 08 Mar, 2025
At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future - and actually make it happen As Czech President Petr Pavel put it Monday at the summit meeting surrounding the pact: “Our work begins at home.” World 23 Sep, 2024
Russia's heaviest bombardment of Kyiv in 4 months kills at least 31 and hits a children's hospital Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, damaging the country's largest children's hospital and other buildings in a fierce assault that interrupted heart surgeries and forced young cancer patients to take their treatments outdoors. At least 31 people were killed, officials said. World 09 Jul, 2024
Rescuers scramble in Turkey, Syria after quake kills 4,000 Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled thousands of buildings across a wide region. World 07 Feb, 2023
Pakistan blames 'security lapse' for mosque blast; 100 dead Pakistan is also contending with political and economic crises in the wake of the floods and a disputed election. World 31 Jan, 2023
Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 74 The death toll from previous day's suicide bombing at a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday jumped to 74 after rescuers retrieved 15 more bodies from the rubble, police and rescue official said. Nepal 31 Jan, 2023
UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high World 27 Jan, 2023
Thirty-six still missing after Russian missile strike on mall kills 18 Firefighters and soldiers searched on Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of a Ukrainian shopping mall, where authorities said 36 people were still missing after a Russian missile strike that had killed at least 18. World 28 Jun, 2022
Russia tells Ukraine to lay down arms in Sievierodonetsk battle Russia told Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical plant in the embattled city of Sievierodonetsk to lay down their arms by early Wednesday, pressing its advantage in the battle for control of eastern Ukraine. World 15 Jun, 2022
Five killed, 22 injured in Ukrainian artillery attacks in Donetsk, Russian-backed separatists say At least five people were killed on Monday in the Russian-backed separatist Ukrainian region of Donetsk in what separatist officials said has been an upsurge in Ukrainian shelling. World 14 Jun, 2022
UN council backs UN chief's peace effort in its first action The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted its first statement on Ukraine since Russia's military action began on Feb. 24, expressing "strong support" for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' efforts to find a peaceful solution to the 10-week "dispute." World 07 May, 2022
Musk helping restore Tongan internet; virus outbreak growing Entrepreneur Elon Musk is helping reconnect Tonga to the internet after a volcanic eruption and tsunami cut off the South Pacific nation more than three weeks ago, according to officials, while repairs on an undersea cable are proving more difficult than first thought. World 09 Feb, 2022
