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UN Human Rights Council to Hold Emergency Session on Iran Amid Deadly Protests

The U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will convene an emergency session in the coming days to address reports of widespread violence against protesters in...

Israel Demolishes UNRWA Buildings in East Jerusalem, Sparking International Law Dispute

Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished multiple structures inside the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) compound in East Jerusalem, a site Israel seized...

UN Warns of Venezuela Instability, Questions Legality of U.S. Maduro Seizure

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has raised alarm over growing instability in Venezuela following the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro, as the UN Security...

Rebeca Grynspan Eyes UN Leadership, Calls for Equality and Reform

Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rica’s former vice president and current secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, is a frontrunner to become the...

UN Chief Proposes $577 Million Budget Cut, 18% Job Reductions for 2026

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday proposed slashing the core UN budget for 2026 by $577 million, reducing overall spending by 15% to...

UN Warns of Worsening Global Hunger Crisis Amid Funding Shortfalls

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has raised alarm over a deepening global hunger crisis, highlighting that resources are falling far short of...

Pope Leo Urges Bold Action as COP30 Climate Talks Enter Crucial Week

Pope Leo has called on world leaders to respond more decisively to the climate crisis as the UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, entered...

UN Endorses Trump’s Gaza Plan, Greenlights International Force

The UN Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza, which includes a ceasefire, hostage-release deal, and the...

UN Calls Emergency Session Over Sudan’s Darfur Mass Killings

The U.N. Human Rights Council convened a special session on Friday in Geneva to address grave concerns over mass killings in al-Fashir, Sudan, following...

Seoul Backs UN Move on North Korean Rights Despite Pyongyang’s Ire

South Korea announced on Wednesday that it will co-sponsor the annual U.N. resolution condemning North Korea’s human rights violations, reaffirming its commitment to international...

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Riyadh Asked for Direct Protection and Washington Said No — That Answer Is the Story

By offering Saudi Arabia intelligence and targeting help but...

Jigjiga Detentions Raise Questions Over Saudi-Backed Military Training in Somalia

The detention of newly trained Somali soldiers in Ethiopia's...

China Tightens Capital Controls the Same Week It Calls the Yuan’s Rise “Irreversible”

TODAY'S NUMBERS: $126.4bn (BRI engagement, H1 2026, a record) ...

Whose Tradition? The Global South and the Politics of the Tradwife Narrative

The phenomenon of the tradwife (traditional wife)—women who claim...
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