Iran crisis: Nuclear watchdog urges restraint amid ongoing strikes
Speaking in Vienna, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, noted that there was no…
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Attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes ‘undermine international peace and security’
The attack on Iran reportedly targeted military sites as well as the leadership of the Iranian regime. Explosions were heard…
Fears grow for ordinary Afghans after further clashes with Pakistan
Echoing the UN Secretary-General’s call for dialogue between Kabul and Islamabad, top Human Rights Council independent expert on Afghanistan, Richard…
World News in Brief: Epstein scandal highlights ‘silencing’ of women, Danish breakthrough on HIV transmission, Belarus rights update
Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr. Türk stressed that violence against women – including femicide – had…
Eight years of captivity: Finding freedom and healing in Ukraine
Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many people are trying to overcome deep-rooted trauma and rebuild what has…
UN drug alert stops shipment that could have made 1.6 billion lethal fentanyl doses
The interception highlights to vital role of cooperation in tackling the rapidly evolving illegal drugs trade. In its 2025 Annual…
Organized crime and poor regulation to blame for toxic pollution threat
In a new report on the underground global scourge that conservative estimates say generates up to $18 billion in illicit profits…
South Sudan: Funding gaps threaten nearly 2 million displaced people
The warning comes as the world’s youngest nation remains among the top displacement crises, with nearly 10 million people in need of humanitarian assistance including returnees fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan. IOM requires just over $131 million for operations in South Sudan…
‘I dream of a safe life’: Gaza’s children share the future they want
Through expressing their hopes for peace in art, poetry and models that they have made from rubble created by the…
Somalia: Number of people going hungry nearly doubles in a year
More than 1.8 million children under five are also at risk of acute malnutrition between now and June, according to latest analysis published on Tuesday by the IPC food…