Muqtada al-Sadr says he has not received a tangible response from the Iraqi political parties to his proposal to hold a public debate.

Russian forces continue to push for full control of the breakaway Donbas region in eastern Ukraine as the military operation completes 100 days.

UN experts say the US move to freeze Afghanistan's assets is contributing to the suffering of women in the war-ravaged country.

Yemeni activist and political commentator Hussain al-Bukhaiti says the Saudi-led coalition has repeatedly violated a truce that came into effect earlier this month, but the United Nations has only expressed concern. 

Yemenis have staged a demonstration in front of the United Nations office in Sana'a to slam the Saudi Arabia’s continued detention of seven Yemeni oil ships.

Saudi warplanes attack the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a, targeting residential buildings and civilian facilities overnight.

Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Christophe Dabire resigns amid a security crisis and protests calling for a government reshuffle.

World Food Program has estimated the cost of preventing global starvation at around seven billion US dollars, warning that the traditional funding streams were overstretched.

Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria and Venezuela have sent a letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres, complaining about the United States’ lack of commitment to its obligations as the host of the world body’s headquarters.

An upcoming UN report on climate change gives the international community its clearest ever warning about the dangers of accelerating climate change, Britain's COP26 President Alok Sharma says.