The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday spoke of new “intolerable” suffering for Gazans following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes, underscoring three immediate needs: a renewed ceasefire, unimpeded humanitarian access and the unconditional release of hostages.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/03/1161246
Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the records of Iran, Syria and Venezuela under the spotlight during the 47-member body’s latest session.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/03/1161231
UN-led efforts to kick-start talks on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus have resulted in agreements on new trust-building measures.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/03/1161226
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is undertaking “essential structural adjustments” at its Geneva headquarters and globally, in response to a substantial 30 per cent reduction in donor support for 2025 – including a significant decrease in projects funded by the United States.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/03/1161221
The UN Security Council met in New York on Tuesday on the Middle East crisis, exactly two months since the start of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal came into effect. That's been shattered by deadly Israeli airstrikes overnight following a two-week aid blockade which has strained critical supplies. Well over 400 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds more injured, according to local authorities. We'll have reaction from across the UN and agencies on the ground. UN News app users follow live here.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/03/1161196
Between brutal fire seasons in Los Angeles, David Longstreth wrote “Song of the Earth,” an album that captures the beauty, and the peril, of nature.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/31/dirty-projectors-creates-a-symphony-for-a-burning-world
From growth charts to anemia thresholds, clinical standards assume a single human prototype. Why are we still using one-size-fits-all health metrics?https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/31/medical-benchmarks-and-the-myth-of-the-universal-patient
When a prosecutor began chasing an accused serial rapist, she lost her job but unravelled a scandal. Why were the police refusing to investigate Sean Williams?https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/31/how-police-let-one-of-americas-most-prolific-predators-get-away
The truth is that however I choose to express myself will not live up to the weight of these facts: Vincent died, and then James died.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/31/the-deaths-and-lives-of-two-sons
Young men have gone MAGA. Can the left win them back?https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/24/the-battle-for-the-bros
With the help of the agency, the Trump Administration is doing everything it can to make emissions grow again.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/31/the-epa-vs-the-environment
The President cannot legally shut down a government agency, but his Administration could make it essentially impossible for the D.O.E. to function.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/trumps-vivisection-of-the-department-of-education
So far, NASA has been spared the sweeping cuts that DOGE has unleashed on other federal agencies. Is that about to change?https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/inside-trump-and-musks-takeover-of-nasa
In its conflict with a federal judge, the Justice Department claims to be complying with his orders while provoking a constitutional crisis.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-trump-administration-nears-open-defiance-of-the-courts
The Administration’s defiance of Congress and the judiciary has both flouted and made use of the country’s legal system.https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-constitutional-crisis-fails-to-capture-trumps-attack-on-the-rule-of-law
A legal scholar explains the unusual justification for the Columbia graduate’s arrest, and what it could augur for immigration enforcement in Trump’s second term.https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/mahmoud-khalils-constitutional-rights-and-the-power-of-ice
And that the West has misunderstood Vladimir Putin.https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-john-mearsheimer-thinks-donald-trump-is-right-on-ukraine
Trump has suspended all military aid to Ukraine in an apparent attempt to bring the country to the negotiating table. But does Russia need to negotiate?https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-putin-wants-now
The Social Security Administration is shuttering offices, and the Republicans’ own math suggests that they are planning big cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/dont-believe-trumps-promises-about-protecting-the-social-safety-net
As a Purdue Boilermakers fan, I’ve experienced plenty of heartbreak during the N.C.A.A. tournament. Was it a matter of skill, or of chance?https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/is-march-madness-all-luck