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UN warns of mounting humanitarian toll as Israel-Iran hostilities continue
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday called for “maximum restraint” and reiterated that both…
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Guterres renews call for Israel-Iran ceasefire
“I reiterate my call for immediate de-escalation leading to a ceasefire,” Mr. Guterres said in a statement in…
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UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Wednesday called on the Israeli military…
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More Gazans killed trying to get food, healthcare near to ‘full disaster’
“We are walking the fine grey line between operational capacity and full disaster, every day,” said Dr Thanos…
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EXCLUSIVE: Piers Morgan says only Trump’s ‘financial and military muscle’ can end Gaza conflict
Broadcaster Piers Morgan has said U.S. President Donald Trump is “the only one” with sufficient influence to end…
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UN General Assembly adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution by overwhelming majority
The move followed the Security Council’s failure to pass a similar resolution last week owing to a lone…
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Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards
The development follows serious warnings from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) earlier this week that inspectors…
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Security Council meets in emergency session over Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes
The Council cleared its original schedule to address the rapidly evolving crisis, also hearing from the head of…
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Israel-Iran crisis: UN chief urges calm after overnight strikes
Any military escalation in the Middle East should be censured, the UN chief said in a short statement…
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GAZA LIVE: UN General Assembly to vote on resolution demanding immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire
The General Assembly meets at 3pm in New York on Thursday in emergency session following the Security Council’s…