United Nations chief fears world is heading toward a wider war

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres delivers a speech (Jane Barlow/PA)

The United Nations chief has warned the world could be facing a wider war as the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said experts who surveyed the state of the world in 2023 set the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight – the closest ever to “total global catastrophe”.