POLITICS
UN Urges Calm as Tensions Flare in Pyla Buffer Zone
On Monday UNFICYP observed unauthorised entry by Turkish Cypriot security personnel into the buffer zone in the Pyla plateau area and responded by stepping up patrols.
UNITED NATIONS
GLOBE
From Rules to Deals: a World Rewritten in Real Time
As wars, unilateral interventions and economic coercion reshape global politics, the post-World War II rules-based order is giving way to a deal-driven system defined by power, geography and shifting alliances, placing middle powers like Türkiye in a critical yet constrained role.
Nature
UN Hails 10% Ocean Protection Milestone but Warns Target Must Triple by 2030
The threshold has been crossed six years late, and the area still needing protection by the end of the decade is roughly the size of the Indian Ocean
GLOBE
Iran Urges UN Security Council to Avoid ‘Provocative Action’ Over Hormuz
Tehran warns that a proposed maritime protection force in the Strait could further complicate tensions in the region.
GLOBE
Who Will Succeed António Guterres at the UN? Four Candidates in the Race
Two men and two women have been nominated as the deadline for candidates to replace the UN Secretary-General closes.
