United Nations
Two UN peacekeepers killed in ambush while on patrol in South Sudan, seven others injured
The UN mission in South Sudan called for a prompt investigation and said attacks on UN peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law.
Lebanese economic recovery in 2025 will be undone by 2026 conflict, World Bank report shows
Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of murdered Oct. 7 hostage, represents victims of terrorism at UN
Ukraine and Israel are fighting different wars, but face the same dangerous reality - opinion
Torture of Ukrainian prisoners 'widespread and systematic,' UN rights official says
Khuan Alberto Levya Garsiya, still an active member of the Ukrainian military, said his Russian captors subjected him to every imaginable form of torture during 1,183 days in captivity.
Kosovo stood with Ukraine, Zelensky’s words in Belgrade were a painful betrayal - opinion
For Kosovars, Ukraine’s suffering was not something distant or abstract. We know what it means to watch civilians flee their homes. That history is one reason Kosovo embraced Ukraine so strongly.
Pakistan says defense pact with Turkey, Saudi Arabia is 'purely defensive,' open to other nations
He said the Mecca Agreement is the result of several years of discussions and mutual consultations, aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation to address various security challenges, promote peace.
Palestinian rejectionism, not poverty, remains the main obstacle for peace with Israel - opinion
The United Nations Partition Plan of 1947 offered a two-state solution with clear borders, and the Arab states and Palestinian leadership rejected it and launched a war instead.
UAE condemns alleged Iranian attack on ADNOC vessel in Hormuz
The UAE accused Iran of targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as ADNOC says 15 of its vessels have been attacked since the conflict began.
'Facts prevail over fiction,' Danon says as new UNICEF-led survey challenges Gaza famine claims
The nutrition survey, which was coordinated by the UNICEF, showed that children in Gaza have low levels of acute malnutrition.
Proposed Hormuz passage deal not feasible for shipping industry, sources say
Under the latest proposal, Tehran would be able to intervene if necessary with any inbound traffic, while outbound traffic would follow a route between Iran and Oman.
Iranians begging for more strikes are the ones with the most to lose
It took the UN three weeks to say anything. It would have taken hours anywhere else. Jonathan Harounoff, who spent two years there, on the silence around Iran's dead.
High Court to hear challenge to laws restricting UNRWA operations, claims of impact on population
The petition was filed by 10 Palestinian residents, together with Adalah and Gisha. UNRWA itself is not a petitioner in the case.
UN Rapporteur's report accuses Israel of 'femicide,' omits Jewish victims
A UN report on violence against mothers presents disputed allegations against Israel as fact while excluding Israeli victims of murder, captivity and sexual violence.
