Rival US and Russia resolutions on disputed Western Sahara are defeated in UN Security Council The Independent By: Edith M. Lederer 30 October 2026 at 21:48 Russia has vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution that would have supported Morocco’s demand for sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara © Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
UN investigator: Myanmar junta attacks civilians to terrorize them as arms buys fuel war The Independent By: Edith M. Lederer 30 October 2026 at 16:50 A U.N. rights investigator reports that Myanmar's military-backed government is attacking civilians to instill fear and force submission © Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool AP via AP
UN experts allege Nicaragua's leaders may have committed crimes against humanity The Independent By: Edith M. Lederer 28 October 2026 at 23:22 United Nations human rights experts say Nicaragua’s co-presidents have established a dictatorship and there are “reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed."
Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine by attacking its energy grid, UN report finds The Independent By: Edith M. Lederer 27 October 2026 at 09:46 The inquiry also found evidence that Russia recruited men from 29 countries into its armed forces ‘through deception or coercion’ to fight in Ukraine © Ukrainian Emergency Service
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