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New Zealand reports possible breaches at sea

WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s military said Tuesday its spy plane had spotted an at-sea transfer of illicit goods as part of its monitoring of...

UN maritime agency rejects Hormuz tolls

London, United Kingdom—The head of the UN's maritime agency said Monday there was "no legal basis" for imposing any fees for ships to pass through...

De Lima to DFA: UN expert should probe anti-terror laws

HOUSE Senior Deputy Minority Leader Leila de Lima on Saturday called on the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to invite a United Nations...

UN: Warming El Nino set to return in mid-2026

The El Nino weather phenomenon, which pushed global temperatures to record highs the last time around, is expected to return in mid-2026, the UN...

Iran slams US blockade as ‘grave violation of sovereignty’

United Nations, United States—Iran slammed a US blockade around its ports on Monday as a "grave violation" of its sovereignty, as Washington and Tehran's belligerent...

UN demands accountability for violations of rules of war in Mideast

Geneva, Switzerland—UN agency chiefs on Saturday demanded an end to impunity for widespread international law violations in the Middle East, as casualties pile up six...

Nicaragua hikes repression of thousands of exiles—UN

GENEVA—While ramping up its repression at home, Nicaragua’s government is also going after exiles abroad, with hundreds if not thousands of people affected, UN...

DFA: Marcos not scheduled to meet Trump during UN trip

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will not meet with American President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to the United States, the Department of...

UN hopes AI tech can aid starving as fund collapses

NEW DELHI—As tech leaders hail dizzying change and billion-dollar deals at a global artificial intelligence summit in India, their promises collide with a stark...

UN touts panel for ‘human control’ of AI as leaders weigh message

NEW DELHI – A new UN panel on artificial intelligence aims to “make human control a technical reality”, the global body’s chief said Friday...

Filipina Nobel laureate, Canadian tech pioneer named to UN’s AI panel

United Nations, United States—Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa of the Philippines, and Canadian artificial intelligence pioneer Yoshua Bengio are among 40...

WHO chief nixes US reasons for withdrawing as untrue

GENEVA – The head of the UN’s health agency during the weekend pushed back against Washington’s stated reasons for withdrawing from the World Health...

How climate change is threatening human rights

With rising effects of climate change across the globe, the world has started recognizing that climate change is not just an ecological collapse, but...

Threats to Iran spike ‘volatility’

UNITED NATIONS, New York – A senior UN official warned on Thursday (Friday, Manila time) threats of military action against Iran, like those made...
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