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Top UN court rules Israel should cease Rafah offensive

The ICJ — whose rulings are legally binding although lack means of direct enforcement — also ordered Israel to open the Rafah border crossing for humanitarian aid.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide

Supporters of the measure, backed by Germany and Rwanda, say it is necessary so that the massacre is not denied or forgotten, while Serbs fear being unfairly labelled as supporters of genocide.

World News

Timeline: Which countries have recognised Palestinian state and why?

After three European countries said on Wednesday they would recognise Palestinian statehood, Euronews looked at why recognition is such a polarising issue, who has recognised Palestine so far, and under what circumstances.

Green News

Small island states win ‘historic legal victory’ at UN ocean court

The International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea found that carbon emissions can be considered a marine pollutant.

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Series

UN COP29 champion Nigar Arpadarai sets scene ahead of vital summit

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What are Azerbaijan's hopes for the upcoming COP29 event in Baku?

Nature

Wildlife crime is inflicting ‘untold harm upon nature’, says UN report

Which species are worst affected by trafficking? This new UN report paints a bleak picture for wildlife.

USA

UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights

UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its membership bid.

Green News

World takes ‘major step’ toward global treaty to end plastic pollution

For the first time, negotiators discussed the text of what is supposed to become a global treaty.

Europe News

Ukraine's ‘Harry Potter Castle’ hit in Russian missile attack

Ukrainian authorities called Moscow's strike on the architectural landmark in Odesa a "war crime".

Green News

EU votes to ratify landmark High Seas Treaty

The vote is an important signal to the rest of the world that the EU is serious about prioritising greater ocean protection.

Living

Nature now has its own Spotify artist page

Nature as an official artist will mean singers, songwriters and bands who use these sounds can choose to add it as a featured artist.

Economy

Famous names petition G20 in call for debt and climate crisis reform

More than 100 signatories, including a number of celebrities, send an open letter to the G20 asking for reform to the global financial system.

Green News

Two years left ‘to save the world’, UN climate chief warns

United Nations executive climate secretary Simon Stiell said he knows his warning may sound melodramatic but action over the next two years is “essential".

World News

Euroviews. I am running for the next UN Secretary-General. This is why

The UN chief is chosen in an opaque process by countries seeking to uphold the status quo without any public involvement. This results in the selection of the person that will upset the least, or appease the most of those hyper-polarized powers, Colombe Cahen-Salvador writes.

World News

Euroviews. Landmines are being used again. Bold UN action must help their victims

A generation after the Ottawa mine ban treaty, a new conflict sees the use of land mines rise again. The new UN Human Rights Council action could be used to hold states accountable in post-war decontamination and support for victims, six notable human rights advocates write.

Israel

Euroviews. View from Israel: 'Guterres wants Israel to lose, but he will fail'

Hamas understands that it can not win on the battlefield, so it tries to win in the court of global public opinion. Guterres, unfortunately, appears to be the poster boy for these efforts, Middle East Forum Israel’s Nave Dromi writes.

Nature

Euroviews. What brings together Ukraine and Vanuatu? Sadly, it's ecocide

While our countries face vastly different challenges, we are united not only with each other but also with all others in the need to find a lasting, global solution, Maksym Popov and Ambassador Odo Tevi write.

Gaza

'Unimaginable' situation in Gaza hospital: Aid groups

International officials say Gaza's entire population of 2.3 million is suffering from food insecurity and that famine is imminent in the hard-hit north.

Tech News

UN votes to approve its first resolution on AI in bid to make it safe

The adopted resolution will seize the opportunities of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI systems for sustainable development.

wellbeing

These are the world's 10 happiest countries in 2024

The 2024 World Happiness Report also showed a disturbing downward trend in life evaluations by young people and adolescents, particularly in Western Europe.