Russia defends veto that ended UN mission in Western Sahara
The European Union has warned that Moscow's blocking of a US-drafted resolution puts the stability of North Africa at risk.
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Polisario Front declares ‘general mobilisation’ against Morocco after UN mission ends
The Algeria-backed independence movement has accused Rabat of massing troops along the Western Sahara sand wall, a claim no independent source has confirmed.
Outgoing UN chief Guterres thanks Spain for backing multilateralism
His meeting with King Felipe VI came on the sidelines of an Ibero-American summit in Madrid marked by absences and division.
Portugal offers to host Ibero-American Summit in 2030
Lisbon has told leaders gathered in Madrid it is ready to stage the biennial meeting of the 22-nation community and wants the forum to deliver results people can…
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Felipe VI casts Ibero-American summits as counterweight to rivalries in a multipolar world
The Spanish King opened the XXX Ibero-American Summit in Madrid with a call on the 22 member countries to keep backing a forum he described as proof that political…
Poland’s UN envoy becomes third ambassador to quit over constitutional court ‘coup’
Three senior diplomats have stepped down after the government, backed by Brussels, used riot police to hand control of the country's top court to judges elected…
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Washington pushes Orbán for UN secretary-general
Viktor Orbán is said to be interested in the job though unwilling to run a race he cannot win, with Britain and France holding a veto over any bid.
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EU plans new military mission in Lebanon as UNIFIL withdraws
That resolution authorised a force of up to 15,000 personnel. At its peak, the mission deployed more than 10,000 peacekeepers.
UN says most child migrants reaching Europe now travel alone
The concentration is sharpest in Italy and Spain, where 86 per cent of the children arrived alone.
Netanyahu accuses Britain and France of colonial hypocrisy at the UN
Israel, he said, occupied "a tiny sliver of land" equal to about a third of one per cent of the Arab world's landmass.
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Brussels funds jobs drive for women in Middle East and North Africa as EU unemployment rises
The European Commission put €10 million into a UN Women scheme targeting 500,000 jobs outside the bloc while 13.5 million people were out of work within it.
Milei tells UN it has become a ‘useless organisation’ feeding ‘fatally arrogant parasites’
He added the “gender agenda, environmental extremism and unchecked immigration”, along with Agenda 2030.
France apologises for human rights criticism that sparked US walkout
The Geneva mission now says the July message “called into question the U.S. commitment to human rights”.
UN wants different maps so Africa wouldn’t look small
The United States cast the only vote against. Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine abstained.
Spain puts Díaz forward to lead UN labour agency
The Spanish Government has nominated its second deputy prime minister for the top job at the International Labour Organization, months after she stepped back from…
EU reaffirms ‘unwavering support’ for ICC as US vows to dismantle court
The declaration issued on behalf of the 27 member states does not name the United States.
ICC bureau says Chief Prosecutor should be fired for inappropriate sexual relationship
Khan, a 56-year-old British barrister who took office in 2021, has strongly denied the allegations.
ICC judges sue US over sanctions, claim Trump seek to ‘influence Court decisions’
Three judges from the International Criminal Court argue the measures were imposed because of judicial decisions made at the Hague-based court.