Ethiopia and Somaliland reach ‘historic’ agreement over access to ports
Ethiopia has signed a “historic” deal granting it naval and commercial access to ports along Somaliland's coast, in exchange for recognition for the breakaway...
Shells and missile strikes rock Gaza, Israel warns war will continue
Shelling and missile strikes rocked the length of the Gaza Strip overnight after Israel's army warned its war against the territory's Hamas rulers will...
South Korea’s opposition party leader stabbed in neck, suspect arrested
Lee Jae-myung, chief of the main opposition Democratic Party, was attacked while visiting Busan on Tuesday, Yonhap reported.
Lee was stabbed on the left side...
Security Council holds emergency meeting on attacks in Belgorod, Russia
A senior UN political affairs official condemned attacks against the Russian city of Belgorod, located near the Ukrainian border, as he briefed the Security...
Last UN peacekeepers poised for complete withdrawal from Mali
The UN peacekeeping operation in Mali is poised to complete its drawdown on Sunday following a decade of multifaceted efforts to support the West...
Gaza: UN calls for urgent aid scale-up amid new mass exodus to Rafah
In Gaza, at least 100,000 displaced people have poured into Rafah in recent days, UN humanitarians said on Friday, worsening already dire conditions in...
Foreign Affairs: America shouldn’t give up on the world it made
The most worrying challenge to the rules-based international order does not come from China, Russia, or Iran. It comes from the United States, stresses...
Indonesia urged to protect refugees following mob attack
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has appealed for action in the wake of a mob attack against refugees in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Wednesday.Hundreds...
Ethiopia: Prioritize victims amidst legacy of rights abuses
The UN human rights office on Thursday urged the Ethiopian Government to ensure that ongoing efforts addressing a legacy of rights abuses, rooted in...
UN rights chief warns of ‘dehumanization’ of Palestinians amid West Bank violence as Gaza crisis deepens
Bulldozers in refugee camps, detainees stripped naked and spat at, farmers robbed of their harvest: against the backdrop of the war in Gaza the...