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TopicUnited Nations

Topic: United Nations

UN team says member state linked Jaish with Red Fort blast, outfit formed women’s wing a month before

The UN counter-terrorism monitoring team’s report said a member country highlighted JeM’s role in terror attacks, but another described the group as 'defunct'.

UN says it could have zero cash by July as Trump’s US withholds dues

The US is traditionally responsible for 22% of the organisation’s budget. It still owes the UN about $1.4 billion in arrears, on top of a $767 million bill for this year’s budget.

Trump suggests Board of Peace could supplant United Nations. ‘Never lived up to its potential’

Trump has invited dozens of world leaders to the board, a key element of his 20-point plan to bring a lasting peace in Gaza.

Trump is dismantling the post-1991 world America built. He rejects a second superpower

For all the murmurs of multipolarity, Donald Trump knows it’s still a unipolar world and is exercising muscle without veneer.

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

UN on survival mode as US doesn’t pay dues, plans sharp cuts in 2026 budget

The reduction includes cutting 2,900 positions. Earlier this month, UN announced it would no longer provide paper towels at restrooms in its New York headquarters.

What stands between Trump’s peace plan and the ‘New Gaza’ it promises

While fighting in Gaza has generally stopped, there’s been little progress towards Phase 2 goals. Hamas rejects a Phase 2 demand for its own disarmament.

Trump calls it ‘most violent place on Earth’. In Sudan, sexual violence & starvation are weapons

The two central figures are Sudan army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al‑Burhan & Rapid Support Forces head Mohd Hamdan Dagalo aka Hemedti. Both started out together but fell out later.

Belém COP30 ends with a flutter as climate finance plan sidesteps fossil fuel truth

India reaffirms support to COP30 declaration, says any attempt to reopen issues that have already been gavelled would set 'a dangerous precedent'. 

We live in a strange democracy where the world is led by undemocratic UNSC: former Lesotho PM

The 26th International Conference of the Chief Justices of the World brought together chief justices from around the world, along with senior judges and delegates representing 52 countries.

On Camera

The new paradox of American hegemony under Trump — great strength, greater anxiety

As the inferno of war engulfs West Asia and its consequences radiate far beyond the region, it is worth recalling President Trump’s speech in...

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.