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UN warns child mortality reduction is stalling with 4.9M deaths in 2024
Most of the deaths were preventable with better access to healthcare and low-cost interventions for challenges like complications from pre-term birth or diseases like malaria, the report said.
UN says more than 36,000 Palestinians displaced by Israeli settlement drive
UN warns Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon may violate international law, displace civilians
EU's Kallas explores UN-backed plan to unblock Hormuz oil route amid Iran war
UK to provide over $6 million in emergency funding for Lebanon aid
"The actions of this proscribed terrorist group - at the instigation of the Iranian regime - are once again drawing the people of Lebanon into a conflict they do not want," Cooper said.
UN probe: Syrian minorities face kidnappings, rape, and arbitrary detention
A UN report reveals that Syria's new government has failed to stop human rights abuses, including abductions, sexual violence, and arbitrary detentions, despite efforts for accountability.
Macron offers to host Israel-Lebanon ceasefire talks in Paris to avoid descent 'into chaos'
“Everything must be done to prevent Lebanon from descending into chaos,” Macron wrote on X/Twitter.
UN seeks $308 million for Lebanon as war displaces 800,000 people
"Solidarity in words must be matched by solidarity in action," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he announced the campaign from Beirut.
Kazakhstan to hold referendum on new constitution critics say allows president to remain in power
Tokayev has called the referendum "a truly historic moment" that moves Kazakhstan away from a "super-presidential" system towards a greater separation of powers.
UN resolution condemning Iran leaves the country unexpectedly isolated - analysis
For years, Iranian-backed militias and terror groups attacked countries, and Iran carried out attacks directly, but the regime never seemed to face any censure.
Tehran appears to prepare for long war despite heavy early losses - analysis
Gulf states are not ready to join the war, but they have gone to the UN to get condemnation for Iran’s actions.
Nearly 10,000 Iranian civilian sites destroyed since beginning of war, Iran UN Ambassador claims
Iravani also condemned a recent attack by Israel on a fuel storage facility in Tehran, which released clouds of toxic smoke, eventually leading to highly acidic rain.
Lebanon unlikely to act against Hezbollah, despite Aoun's criticism, Middle East expert says
In order to disarm and disable Hezbollah, the Lebanese government "will have to clash with it, which they were not willing to do,” Sarit Zehavi told The Jerusalem Post.
US calls to reassess Afghanistan aid over Taliban policies, growing humanitarian crisis
"In light of the Taliban's intransigence, we must carefully evaluate the utility of international assistance and engagement in Afghanistan," Waltz said.
