United Nations
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Trump’s rap sheet is long, but this may be his worst crime
The bunker bombing of Iran was, as a matter of international law, no different from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine.
- Geoffrey Robertson
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Israeli attacks kill 44 Palestinians in Gaza as UN warns of water shortage
UNICEF says a shortage of fuel to operate wells and desalination plants in Gaza means the enclave “is facing what would amount to a man-made drought”.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi and Olivia Le Poidevin
As bombs rain down on Israel and Iran, Gaza’s carnage continues
While Israel’s stunning attack on Iran and the possibility of all-out regional war transfix the world, in the background, Gaza’s death toll continues to climb.
- Tom Housden
Surge in satellite launches and space tourism thins ozone layer
Rocket launches have connected the world, revolutionised earth and space sciences, and filled pop star Katy Perry with love. Now they risk wrecking the ozone layer.
- Nick O'Malley
Forrest calls for global fishing overhaul as Australia backs major treaties at UN summit
The mining billionaire says “the ocean is in freefall” following a UN conference, where Australia backed a global commitment to marine protection and ending plastic pollution.
- Alex Condon
- Opinion
- US politics
As a judge, I’m sounding the alarm: The out-of-control White House is dismantling justice
Donald Trump’s war on the International Criminal Court is ramping up, and we should all be worried about what comes next.
- Lex Lasry
Israeli mother pleads for her son as body of Thai hostage recovered
Hamas says the Israeli military has surrounded the area where Matan Zangauker is being held in Gaza, and that any harm that comes to him during a rescue attempt would be Israel’s responsibility.
- Sam Mednick and Mohammad Jahjouh
Fourteen countries on UN Security Council voted for Gaza ceasefire. One country held out
The draft resolution called for an immediate and permanent end to fighting, as a humanitarian crisis grips the enclave that is home to more than 2 million people.
- Michelle Nichols, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer
Humpbacks are an Australian success story. They have two advantages that most whales don’t
It’s peak hour on the humpback highway off the east coast of Australia – yet other whale species aren’t doing nearly as well.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘A place of killing’: The US aid agency sowing chaos in Gaza
Images of desperate Palestinians penned behind fences and accounts of soldiers shooting civilians have plagued the controversial new US aid project.
- Henry Bodkin and Ruwaida Amer
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