United Nations (UN)

United Nations (UN)

Tropical Storm Rachel and El Niño-fueled Kelvin waves pound the boardwalk in Long Beach, California, US, 10 October, 2026. REUTERS/

El Nino 'wrecking ball' could cause record Pacific temperature rise, UN says

El Nino is the warm phase of the naturally occurring El Nino-Southern Oscillation cycle – a climate pattern that influences weather around the world.

A protester is detained by security personnel during a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) seeking the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, near the protest site in New Delhi, India. Photo: Priyanshu Singh/Reuters

UN experts urge India to halt excessive force against protesters

Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Antonio Alessandro met with Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam at the adviser’s office in Dhaka Cantonment. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh, Italy keen to deepen defence cooperation

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir meets with UN Resident Coordinator ad interim Carol Flore-Smereczniak at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital on Tuesday. Photo: Collected

Rohingya repatriation is the only viable solution, Humaiun Kobir tells UN

Marshall Islands' President Hilda Heine addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, 25 September, 2026

UN urges more US action on Marshall Islands nuclear legacy

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID/File Photo

Six big takeaways from a turbulent week of UN diplomacy

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Pope Leo as he arrives for a meeting with authorities, members of civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Elysee Palace in Paris as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, September 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Pope Leo warns in France that UN risks becoming 'charade'

Bangladesh was among delegations from nearly 70 countries whose representatives walked out or left their seats empty as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on 24 September 2026. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh joins mass walkout during Netanyahu's UNGA speech

Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier is detained alongside another protester during a protest on the day of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the United Nations 81st General Assembly in New York City, US, 24 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder among others arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest outside UN

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

United Nations: History, structure and efforts to reform global body

UN General Assembly President Dr Khalilur Rahman delivers his opening address at the UN headquarters in New York on 8 September, marking the start of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Photo: United Nation

Rohingya crisis a 'grave human crisis': UNGA President Khalilur

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International Day of Peace: The world's unfinished promise

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. Photo Collected

US approves visas for Pezeshkian, Araghchi to attend UN General Assembly