Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub
“Attacks directed against civilians constitute a grave breach of international law and a war crime,” the High Commissioner…
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A man was arrested in Boulder after reportedly using a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to set people on…
UN calls for ‘immediate and unconditional’ release of aid workers arbitrarily detained in Yemen
In a statement on Monday, António Guterres strongly condemned the death in detention of a World Food Programme…
Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands
Nigerian officials estimate that over 500 people are still missing and presumed dead, according to news reports. Deputy…
Germany’s Annalena Baerbock elected President of the 80th General Assembly
She assumes the role at a challenging time, with ongoing conflicts, faltering development goals, mounting financial pressures, and…
Lifting of Israeli blockade ‘the only way to avert mass starvation’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
Philippe Lazzarini posted on social media saying that aid distribution “has become a death trap,” citing reports from…
Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killings at food distribution sites
More than 30 people were killed and over 100 wounded while waiting in the early morning to get…
Ukraine’s frontline families struggle to cultivate mined fields amid conflict
According to the UN, many frontline Ukrainian families are at risk of missing critical planting and harvesting windows.…
Helpless in the face of hunger: Gaza families pray for deliverance – or death
Zeenat and her husband, Moamen Abu Asr, live with their children in a flimsy canvas tent, one of…
As AI evolves, pressure mounts to regulate ‘killer robots’
Every day, we voluntarily give up information about ourselves to machines. This happens when we accept an online…