The Guardian
Governments remain on track to never meet a biodiversity target in 34 years, as Cop17 ends with vows to try harder and a $10,000 fund for nature.
The Guardian
RSF drones knock out five power stations in eastern Sudan, because apparently the world's largest hunger crisis wasn't quite enough of a challenge.
The Guardian Europe
Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for decades of promoting international law, joking she might share it with Trump. The Nobel Committee says it's a message to those attacking the international system.
The Guardian Europe
An Australian activist vanishes in Cambodia, his wife asks Canberra to help find him, and the region's habit of making dissidents disappear gets another grim data point.
The Hill
Iran reportedly proposed a ceasefire and asked for everything up front; Trump said no, because apparently that's not how negotiations work.
BBC World
A war-damaged Gaza building collapses, killing 20, as rescue workers dig with bare hands and the UN warns 400 more structures could follow.
The Guardian
Nepal, which emits less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gases, is asking big polluters for $20m in climate compensation after floods killed over 6,000 people. The UN's loss and damage fund is already broke.
BBC World
The UN adopts a new world map that makes Africa look as big as it actually is, because apparently size does matter - especially when it comes to continents.
BBC World
Thousands remain missing after a deadly flash flood in Nepal and Tibet, rescue turns to recovery, and the death toll is expected to rise as remote areas struggle for access.
UN News
Nuclear test survivors walk the halls of the UN, reminding everyone that disarmament is a step-by-step process - and that the alternative is, well, not great.
UN News
Nepal's flood death toll hits 903, making it the deadliest disaster since 2015, and the UN is doing its best to help while the roads - and the climate - fall apart.
UN News
UN warns that Colombia's earthquake has created a perfect storm for armed groups to recruit children, as damaged schools and disrupted education leave kids vulnerable in conflict-ridden areas.
UN News
UN reports devastating floods in Nepal and China, with thousands displaced, infrastructure destroyed, and a swift humanitarian response underway - because water, it turns out, is not always life-giving.
UN News
The UN's latest report reveals that men and boys are also victims of conflict-related sexual violence, but a staggering 90-95% of cases go unreported. Because apparently, we needed a report to figure that out.
UN News
UN's new initiative aims to stop terrorists from winning twice: once in real life, once in your Twitter feed.
UN News
Colombia's earthquake left 1.2 million people in need, but some communities are still waiting for aid, because apparently ten days is plenty of time to forget an entire region.
UN News
The UN reports aid workers are increasingly killed by drones and other violence, with 2025's death toll the second-highest ever, and calls for adherence to international law - because apparently that needs repeating.
UN News
Ebola is killing someone every 30 minutes in the DRC, and the UN is asking for more money and a wake-up call, because apparently the world's been napping through a pandemic.
UN News
UN Deputy Chief reminds everyone that Sudan's kids have been out of school for over 1,210 days, because apparently that's a thing that needs saying.
UN News
Iran's death penalty is on a roll, with the UN asking 'please stop' - but the executions continue, because fear is the new black.
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