‘This is another beast’: UN chief heat officer on living amid fires, how to cool cities and fears for her daughter
Eleni Myrivili, whose job is to help cities prepare for extreme heat, says many people do not understand how deadly it can be It is...
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Belarus jails senior staff at independent news site in crackdown on Lukashenko critics
Twelve-year sentences for the women condemned as president’s ‘revenge’ while UN report accuses country of possible crimes against humanity Belarus has handed long jail terms...
UN chief fears world is heading towards ‘wider war’ over Russia-Ukraine conflict
António Guterres warns in speech to general assembly that ‘chances of escalation and bloodshed are growing’ The head of the United Nations, António Guterres, has...
Russia to blame for ‘worst food crisis since WW2’, says US envoy
Cindy McCain warns food supplies will not be safe until Russian invasion of Ukraine has ended Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates The global food...
Russia-Ukraine war live: UK to send tanks and artillery to Ukraine; explosions reported across Kyiv
Residential buildings and infrastructure hit in Ukrainian capital; UK says it will send Challenger 2 tanks and more artillery support The governor of the central...
Ukraine aims for UN-backed peace summit in February
Russia can only be invited if it has faced a war crimes tribunal first, says foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba Ukraine is aiming to hold a...
Irish soldier killed on UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
Convoy of two armoured utility vehicles travelling to Beirut came under small arms fire, Ireland’s defence forces said An Irish peacekeeper has been killed and...
Russian war crimes draft resolution being circulated at the UN
US opposition may be softening after lobbying by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates A draft resolution is circulating at the...
France backs plans for tribunal for Russian officials over Ukraine war
Paris is first major western country to publicly support proposal for special court to try for crime of aggression Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates...
Russia steps up Ukraine ‘dirty bomb’ claim in letter delivered to UN
Kyiv’s allies dismiss allegation it could use such a weapon on its own soil as scientifically absurd and a distraction effort Russia-Ukraine war – latest...
