United Nations
Ceasefire in Yemen will depend on Saudi calculations
The UN hopes all parties to the conflict will implement a cessation of hostilities
YemenMore evacuations of Syrian rebels are likely
Rebels have evacuated two towns near Damascus, as the government blocks aid to key besieged areas
SyriaNew Secretary-General Guterres will reinvigorate UN
Antonio Guterres has become UN secretary-general after an unprecedentedly transparent and rigorous selection process
InternationalSyrian Aleppo offensive will be slow and bloody
As the government advances in Aleppo, rebels and civilians are offered evacuation
SyriaSecurity Council polarisation will hinder new UN chief
Guterres inherits the top UN job amid several crises and an institution in need of reform
United NationsUN politics could undermine Canada peacekeeping push
Ottawa wants to send more Canadian peacekeepers abroad, but Beijing and Moscow are angling for key UN posts
CanadaIsrael will step up West Bank settlement
A housing crunch in Israel is driving up house-building in the West Bank, despite international criticism
IsraelNew humanitarian crisis looms in Syria's Aleppo
Intense fighting in the past week has damaged critical electricity and water infrastructure
Syria