UN urges pressure on Taliban over girls’ education ban
The United Nations urged countries Thursday to maintain diplomatic pressure on the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, saying their ban on ...
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UN commission finds violence against Syria Alawites likely included ‘war crimes’
A UN commission investigating sectarian bloodshed in Syria's Alawite heartland documented systematic violence at the hands of government forces and ...
UN chief calls Israel Gaza City plan ‘dangerous escalation’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that Israel's Gaza control plan was a "dangerous escalation" that risked worsening conditions ...
UN warns expanded Israeli Gaza war risks ‘catastrophic consequences’
A top UN official warned Tuesday that expanding Israeli military operations inside Gaza would risk "catastrophic consequences," as Prime Minister ...
Plastic pollution ‘grave and growing’ health threat: Lancet
Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion ...
Security Council to meet on Gaza hostages: Israeli ambassador
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on the hostages in Gaza, Israel's ambassador said Sunday, as outrage ...
Lightning megaflash of 829 kilometres sets new world record
A new world record for the longest distance lightning flash was declared on Thursday -- a megaflash that stretched for ...
France, 14 other nations urge recognition of Palestinian state
France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognise a Palestinian state, France's top diplomat ...
UN agencies issue call to ‘flood’ Gaza with food aid
The main UN aid agencies on Tuesday called for Gaza to be flooded with humanitarian assistance, warning that "time is ...
Lebanon sentences man to death in absentia over peacekeeper’s killing
A Lebanese court sentenced a man to death in absentia for killing an Irish United Nations peacekeeper, a judicial official ...
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