United Nations

Russian invaders turn area around Ukraine nuclear plant into combat zone

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog made its strongest warning yet of the possibility of an accident at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine. The IAEA said a lack of external power and staff access to the plant made this moment critical.

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Europe’s largest nuclear plant still in danger as Ukraine reclaims some eastern territory

By Hanna Arhirova, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press

The United States’ top diplomat and the head of NATO noted the advances, but cautioned that the war is likely to drag on for months.

At least $1 billion needed to avert famine in Somalia, U.N. says

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The U.N. humanitarian chief predicts at least a billion dollars will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia.

News Wrap: Empty classified folders found at Mar-a-Lago, deadly bombing in Afghanistan

In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department says FBI agents found dozens of empty folders marked "classified" at former President Trump's estate in Florida. Pat Cipollone, Trump's White House counsel, went before a federal grand jury in its January…

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Aid pours into Pakistan as deaths from flooding cross 1,200 mark

By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

Officials say planes carrying fresh aid from the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan have landed overnight at an airport near Pakistan's capital.

U.N. inspectors reach nuclear plant caught in crossfire of Ukrainian and Russian fighting

By Lisa Desjardins, Cai Pigliucci

U.N. inspectors made it to Europe's largest nuclear plant on a mission to avert disaster. The Zaporizhzhia plant is caught in the crossfire of Ukrainian and Russian fighting. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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China denounces U.N. report detailing human rights abuses of Uyghurs

By Ken Moritsugu, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The U.N. has accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to "crimes against humanity" in a long-delayed report examining a crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups.

U.N. inspection team arrives at threatened Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone

By Yesica Fisch, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press

A U.N. inspection team has arrived at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on a mission to safeguard it from catastrophe.

UN reports possible crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang region

By Jamey Keaten, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

A long-awaited report from the U.N. human rights office says China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity.

Concern grows over spread of waterborne diseases in Pakistan as floods recede

By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

Officials in Pakistan are raising concerns about the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country.