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Countries must reject Iran's efforts to control Strait of Hormuz, UN agency document says

The UN shipping agency urged countries to reject Iran’s claim of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and its attempt to control international traffic through the vital waterway.

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026.
FILE PHOTO: Sudanese refugee women walk at the Tulum refugee camp, amid ongoing conflict in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad, November 30, 2025.

Sudan army says US peace plan must call for full RSF withdrawal from cities, documents show

View of a burnt Palestinian car after it was set on fire by settlers during a settler attack on the town of BeitFurik, east of Nablus in the West Bank; Illustrative.

UN agency records over 5,330 alleged settler attacks in West Bank since 2023

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a meeting at the United Nations headquartes in New York City, March 20, 2025.

'Release the emails': Danon challenges UN over Israel blacklisting, calls for Patten to resign


Gaza received more than triple of UN's food aid requirements during ceasefire, COGAT reveals

In its report, COGAT stated that the amount of food and other humanitarian supplies entering the Gaza Strip between October 2025 and June 2026 had "significantly exceeded" amounts set by the UN.

Palestinians gather to receive aid, including food supplies, at a distribution center in Gaza City, June 26, 2025

MK Ayman Odeh, UN chief Guterres to discuss Arab crime wave in New York meeting

"We will continue to fight in every arena, in Israel and abroad, until we eradicate crime and ensure personal security for every citizen," said Odeh.

MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 22, 2026.

Dear Antonio Guterres: Fairness, Israel, and the legacy of your UN - opinion

The role of the United Nations should be to bring clarity, balance, and credibility to these debates, not to deepen divisions or reinforce narratives that many perceive as one-sided.

UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres smiles while speaking with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, January 16, 2026.

Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,535 as thousands remain displaced

Top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said the latest official tally showed 16,740 people injured and 17,854 left without housing after the June 24 quakes, which struck within seconds of eachother.

Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 5, 2026.

UN Human Rights Council orders urgent inquiry into escalating RSF violence in Sudan

"These horrors must not be repeated," Britain’s Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders told the body.

DISPLACED PEOPLE ride on an animal-drawn cart, following Rapid Support Forces attacks on the Zamzam displacement camp, in the town of Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, earlier this month. Zamzam, Sudan’s largest refugee camp, was bombarded by the RSF for months, with at least 300 killed between Zamzam an

UNRWA failed to implemented UN-recommended antisemitism, violent speech reforms, IMPACT-se finds

One eighth-grade Arabic language textbook contains reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary exercises that praise the slashing of Israelis’ throats and glorify suicide bombings.

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

'I am proof of Hamas's violence': Ex-hostage Ilana Gritzewsky tells 'Post' of sexual abuse in Gaza

A Hamas terrorist was "hugging me, kissing me, saying that I'm beautiful, that I'm going to marry him," Gritzewsky told the Post • 'I am a woman who survived'

Former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky sharing her experience of sexual abuse at the UN Human Rights Council.

HRF claims Ben-Gvir canceled UN police summit visit over legal complaints

Ben-Gvir’s office has not confirmed that legal pressure caused the reported cancellation.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on May 25, 2026.

Iran-born Ellie Cohanim joins US UN Mission as senior policy advisor, UN ambassador announces

Cohanim has been a longtime anti-regime advocate, and has also used her platforms to spread awareness about the global rise in antisemitism.

Newly appointed  Senior Policy Advisor at the US Mission to the United Nations Ellie Cohanim with US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz.

Strong El Nino will develop rapidly over coming months, says UN weather agency

El Nino is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically lasts between nine and 12 months, that can drive up global temperatures.

 Illustrative image of a blazing sun.