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Iran ceasefire raises hopes for reopening key Strait of Hormuz
The strait has become a global flashpoint which has driven up the price of oil, threatened the safety of ships and seafarers while rocking regional […]
World News in Brief: South Sudan rights, opioid guidelines update, DR Congo crisis continues
They urged immediate steps to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian access, and enable internally displaced persons to return safely and with dignity. “South Sudan stands at […]
Guterres warns of ‘wider war’ as Middle East conflict enters second month
Speaking to the press outside the Security Council in New York, the UN chief painted a grim picture of the rapidly deteriorating situation, as Israel […]
Middle East war: UN’s Türk decries ‘severe restrictions’ on free speech
“Repression of civic space and freedom of expression has significantly deepened across the Middle East, compounding the already existing climate of fear unleashed by multiple […]
Lebanon at ‘breaking point’ as displacement soars and strikes intensify
Briefing ambassadors from Beirut, Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said he arrived to find “anxiety and tensions at levels I have not witnessed in many […]
Airstrike on funeral underscores rising civilian toll in Sudan
Seven people were killed and dozens injured when an airstrike hit a funeral gathering in the Nuba Mountains in West Kordofan last Friday, according to […]
World News in Brief: Ukraine drone attacks, Afghan rights, Zero-Waste Day
In a night of further terror for civilians, on 28 March, a drone strike hit the Odesa Maternity Hospital No.5 with dozens of pregnant women […]
The image from Gaza that still haunts me: Palestine relief agency chief
“No doubt that I have mixed feelings today,” he says. “Bitterness, because I have been at the forefront over the last two years of extraordinary […]
UN peacekeeper killed, another seriously injured, in southern Lebanon
The blue helmet from Indonesia was deployed with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which reported that a projectile exploded at its position near […]
