Gaza: Threat of ground invasion looms over Rafah
Amid ongoing airstrikes targeting Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah and reports that Israeli forces have conducted a military operation inside the Nasser hospital complex,...
Will Russia soon control the Red Sea?
When I left as an envoy from the European Parliament to Cairo in 2011, a Barcelona MEP told me that if I succeeded in...
A ‘perfect storm’ of war, disease and displacement grips Sudan
Civilians continue to bear the brunt as the war between rival militaries in Sudan spreads into new areas, driving displacement and hunger while exposing...
Gaza: Rafah invasion would be a disaster ‘beyond imagination’
UN medics said on Wednesday that they feared a humanitarian disaster “beyond imagination” if a full-scale incursion by the Israeli military happens in Rafah...
U.S. presidential election: America’s allies are bracing for a bumpy ride
Many worry that a second term for Trump would be an earthquake, but tremors already abound – and concerns are rising that the U.S....
Address root causes of Ukraine war, UN official urges, as anniversary of Russian invasion approaches
As the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, a senior UN official on Monday voiced deep concern over the escalatory trajectory...
Gaza: UN rights chief warns against potential ‘carnage’ in Rafah
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday appealed for restraint in the face of an Israeli military incursion in Rafah, warning...
The challenges of an aging President
Because of his age and his determination to run for a second term, President Biden is taking the American public into uncharted waters. He...
Guterres: Gazans ‘have no homes – and they have no hope’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday expressed deep concerns over the situation in Gaza, reiterating his call for an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional...
West African bloc meets as troubled states test unity
West African foreign ministers convened emergency discussions on Thursday to discuss Senegal's political turmoil and the three coup-hit countries’ exit from the regional organization.
The...