Middle East


Lebanon seeks UN-backed replacement for UNIFIL as US opposes mandate extension

Peacekeepers from a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy monitor for drones along the coastal road to Naqoura, southern Lebanon, September 11, 2026.

‘Last Breath’: The campaign giving Iran’s condemned a face and a name

A demonstrator wears a sticker over her mouth with the words "no execution" during a silent march denouncing the Iranian government's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Islamic Republic, in Paris on January 31, 2026.

UN human rights chief accuses Israel of war crimes following remains discovered under Gaza rubble

Palestinians walk past a destroyed Israeli armored vehicle left behind by the Israeli army during the recent war, in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, September 7, 2026.