NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole
As part of the agency’s Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload…
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UN Security Council rejects bid to continue Iran sanctions relief
The text, tabled by the Council president – the Republic of Korea – received only four votes in favour, from…
Afghanistan quake: Rescuers dodge dangers, women and girls face disaster, warns UN
“While the major aftershocks have passed, or have mostly passed, women in affected areas are facing a long-term disaster without…
Gaza City lifelines collapsing, UN aid agency warns
The warning comes as the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA renewed his call for foreign journalists to be…
Ukraine braces for harsh winter as millions of people face cold and energy shortages
Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the eastern European country in 2022, crucial infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged…
Afghanistan faces ‘perfect storm’ of crises, UN warns
Roza Otunbayeva, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, told ambassadors that while the country has seen a relative decline in…
‘The needs are huge’: Pakistan reels from floods as millions left homeless
More than six million people have been affected since the unusually heavy monsoon rains began in late June, with nearly…
Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds
Based on two years of independent investigations and analysis, the report reveals how oil and non-oil revenues are siphoned off…
Thirsty and starving, Gazans face ‘inhumane’ evacuation
The development followed reports that the Israeli military has stepped up its ground offensive in Gaza City, ordering residents to…
Yemen: UN sounds alarm as famine, fighting and aid worker detentions exacerbate crisis
UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Monday that the turmoil in Yemen cannot be seen in…