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Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic, right, talks on the phone next to Russian Army General Vladimir Zurbenko, center, during the visit of a Russian Army delegation to the Bosnian town of Banja Luka in October 1995. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)
August 27, 2026, 7:13 pm
Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies at 84
Wartime commander was serving life sentence for Srebrenica massacre and siege of Sarajevo; reports say he died in a UN prison hospital in The Hague
By Jovana Gec and DUSAN STOJANOVIC
A Ukrainian FP-1 long-range attack drone is launched at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, August 16, 2026. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 25, 2026, 5:27 pm
UN and Red Cross step up call for restrictions on ‘killer robot’ weapons
Joint statement from agencies warns that world is ‘dangerously close to crossing a moral red line’ that would see ‘the autonomous targeting of humans by machines’
By Jamey Keaten
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, speaks to the press after meeting with Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, February 8, 2024. (AP Photo)
August 22, 2026, 1:43 am
Guyanese ex-FM Birkett leads UN chief race; Costa Rica’s Grynspan falls to 2nd place
Second straw poll favors Guyanese diplomat, while former Costa Rican VP, who would be first Jewish person to lead UN, trails narrowly; UN nuclear watchdog chief Grossi places 3rd
By AFP and ToI Staff
Four young girls dressed in matching outfits hold Taliban flags on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)
August 15, 2026, 1:40 pm
Taliban marks 5 years back in power as Afghan women remain shut out of public life
Officials tout stability and end to war while women remain barred from universities and girls over 12 are shut out of school; UN warns of deepening rights crisis
By Qahar Afghan and Susan Frazer
An armed student waves a Yemeni flag as he is flanked by a peer waving a Palestinian flag and others displaying the Houthi rebels' banner, which reads 'Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews,' at a rally in support of the Iran-backed rebels amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, on the Sanaa University Campus in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital, on July 22, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
August 14, 2026, 12:55 pm
Houthi attack on Yemeni port city kills 8, government official says amid strained truce
Iran-backed group also claims drone attack on Saudi Aramco refinery, as UN warns of highest risk of renewed civil war since 2022 truce, as humanitarian crisis deepens
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A displaced family with their belongings, wave a Lebanese flag as they return to their village, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
August 5, 2026, 1:56 pm
More than 800,000 displaced Lebanese have begun returning home, UN says
OCHA says ‘821,077 people had begun the return to their areas of origin as of 30 July,’ adds 360,000 Lebanese remain displaced, around 26,000 of them in government shelters
By AFP and ToI Staff
FILE: This shows national flags in Nauru for the Pacific Islands Forum on the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru, on September 3, 2018. (Jason Oxenham/Pool Photo via AP)
August 3, 2026, 1:16 pm
Nauru, 3rd smallest country, changes name to Naoero, reflecting native pronunciation
Tiny pacific island, which will put its new name on soon-to-be-opened embassy in Jerusalem, says change looks to ‘faithfully honor our nation’s heritage, our language, our identity’
By AP
Then-Ibero-American Secretary Rebeca Grynspan speaks in Antigua, Guatemala, November 16, 2018. (AP/Oliver de Ros)
July 31, 2026, 12:51 am
Costa Rica’s Grynspan narrowly leads UN chief race, would be first woman, first Jew
Non-binding preliminary straw poll shows 10 of 15 Security Council members cast ‘encourage’ votes for the former VP, ahead of Guyana’s ex-FM and nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi
By Reuters and Luke Tress
Demonstrators holding signs as they gather near the Francis Scott Key Bridge during a rally in support of the Iranian people and to condemn the execution of political prisoners in Iran, in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2026. (Amid Farahi/ AFP)
July 27, 2026, 11:29 pm
UN experts urge Iran to halt executions of 10 men arrested at anti-regime protests
Men sentenced in closed-door hearing alongside two others who were executed earlier this month; experts say Iran has hanged 24 people this year linked to the January protests
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli military strike, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 25, 2026, 8:56 pm
Head of Hamas north Gaza police killed in strike; IDF: Several Oct 7 terrorists eliminated
Brigadier General Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma was also known as the governor of northern Gaza; army says he was a member of Hamas’s military wing
By Reuters, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
An exterior view of the International Criminal Court, ICC on December 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
July 25, 2026, 8:21 pm
ICC looks ahead after its chief prosecutor booted for alleged sexual misconduct
With tribunal under intense pressure, deputy prosecutors will lead and manage affairs until a replacement is found for Karim Khan, who secured arrest warrant for Netanyahu
By Molly Quell
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks to the media during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, May 13, 2026. (AP/Lee Jin-man)
July 25, 2026, 3:17 am
UN human rights chief Turk wins unprecedented 2nd term despite opposition from US, Israel
Foreign Ministry denounces move as a ‘moral failure’; Washington warns of ‘consequences’ for what its envoy calls ‘procedural overreach, backroom deals and misuse of UN posts’
By ToI Staff and AP
Attendees watch as the six candidates for the United Nations Secretary-General position debate at the UN General Assembly Hall in New York, on July 23, 2026. (Leonardo MUNOZ/AFP)
July 24, 2026, 6:22 am
6 candidates for next leader of UN vow to restore trust in body during TV debate
Rafael Grossi speaks of need ‘to restore this credibility of the UN as a valid interlocutor’; Michelle Bachelet says she won’t bow to pressure from ‘powerful donor countries’
By AFP
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks to the media during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, May 13, 2026. (AP/Lee Jin-man)
July 24, 2026, 5:11 am
Israel, Russia oppose electing UN human rights chief Volker Turk to a new term
Diplomats say Jerusalem has expressed opposition to renewing four-year term ahead of Friday vote, but there are no other known candidates for the position
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, left, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino watch confetti fall at the conclusion of the World Cup championship final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, New Jersey, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 22, 2026, 6:56 pm
Report: Trump wants FIFA chief Infantino to serve as next UN secretary-general
US president reportedly believes the Swiss soccer boss has the necessary skills to take on the job, but there has been no indication that Infantino is interested
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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