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UN humanitarian chief calls for renewed Gaza ceasefire, lifting aid blockade
United Nations: UN humanitarian chief urged a renewed Gaza ceasefire and called on Israel to lift the blockade of life-saving aid and commercial supplies to the enclave, after the latest deadly Israeli…
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Guterres wants India, Pakistan to work together on terrorism concerns
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants India and Pakistan to work together on their concerns over international terrorism, according to his Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq. “It’s important for all of the…
- Middle East
Palestine calls for international pressure on Israel to resume aid deliveries into Gaza
Gaza: The Palestinian Ministry of National Economy issued an urgent appeal to the United Nations and international community, calling for pressure on the Israeli government to immediately stop using starvation and deprivation…
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UN: 63,000 tonnes of food await lifting of Gaza aid blockade
United Nations: UN humanitarians said that 63,000 metric tonnes of food await an end to the Gaza aid blockade, enough for 1.1 million people for two to three months. The UN Office…
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Lebanon, UNICEF launch initiative to support war-affected children
Beirut: Lebanon’s Health Ministry, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), launched an initiative to provide comprehensive healthcare and protection services for war-affected children. The initiative will be jointly implemented…
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Sudan crisis: Families eat animal feed amid severe famine
United Nations: Starving families in famine-struck west Sudan have been forced to eat animal feed, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it is…
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Violence in Sudan: 10 dead, 23 injured in RSF artillery strike
Khartoum: At least 10 people were killed and 23 others injured in shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on residential neighbourhoods and a shelter center in El Fasher, the capital…
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UN envoy calls for unified efforts to reduce tensions in Yemen
Aden: UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg emphasised the necessity of coordinating regional and international efforts to decrease tensions and advance an inclusive political process in Yemen. Grundberg made the remarks…
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UN hears Palestinians describe torture, starvation in Israeli custody
Geneva: Palestinians described alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers — punched in the genitals, held for days while naked, starved — to independent UN-backed human rights investigators on Tuesday during hearings…
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Syria: Over 1,000 killed in coastal clashes, UN raises alarm
Damascus: The death toll from ongoing clashes in Syria’s coastal region has surged to 1,018, including 745 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, revising upwards previous reports. According to the…
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UN personnel, soldiers killed in evacuation mission in South Sudan
Juba: At least one United Nations (UN) personnel and several government soldiers were killed on Friday when a UN helicopter came under heavy gunfire in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, South Sudan,…
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US Supreme Court rejects Tahawwur Rana’s extradition stay request
New Delhi: The US Supreme Court has rejected a plea by 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana, seeking a stay on his extradition to India to face trial Rana, a Canadian…
- Middle East
United Nations food agency says it has 2 weeks of supplies in Gaza
Jerusalem: The UN food agency says it only has enough food supplies in the Gaza Strip to keep public kitchens and bakeries open for less than two weeks, after Israel halted the…
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Food price skyrockets in Gaza after Israel closes borders, UN says
Foods like flour and vegetables are 100 times more expensive in Gaza than before Israel halted all food from entering a day earlier, the United Nations says. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said…
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Over 200 children raped in Sudan since start of 2024: UNICEF report
Children in conflict-ravaged Sudan as young as a year old have been raped since the beginning of 2024, according to the U.N. children’s agency Tuesday, which said sexual violence is being used…
