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Hamas ‘reviewing Israel’s latest Gaza ceasefire proposal’
Islamist group release new video apparently showing two hostages as UN warns famine thresholds will be...
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At least 21 migrants dead after boat capsizes off coast of Djibouti
Children among those killed in second fatal incident in two weeks close to the Horn of...
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UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals
Spokesperson says some bodies allegedly had their hands tied while others were bound and strippedThe UN...
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Israel still has no proof of Unrwa terrorist claims – but damage to aid agency is done
Inquiry has not backed up allegations of ties to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which led to...
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UK unlikely to make snap decision over Unrwa funding
Tory MPs urging government not to restore funding despite UN’s roadmap, published on Monday, to make...
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UN demands end to Israeli forces’ support of settler attacks on West Bank Palestinians
UN human rights office expresses concern over escalating violence after deaths near Nablus over weekendThe UN...
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Mexico calls on UN to expel Ecuador over embassy raid as tensions soar
Ecuadorian police forced their way inside embassy in Quito to arrest former vice-president who was seeking...
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‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against...
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UN chief joins condemnation of Ecuadorian raid on Mexican embassy
António Guterres voices ‘alarm’ as Latin American governments sharply criticise Quito’s move to arrest former vice-presidentThe...
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Russia criticised for using veto to end UN monitoring of North Korea sanctions
Ukraine’s foreign minister calls veto ‘guilty plea’ amid claims Pyongyang is aiding Moscow’s war against KyivRussia...
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Israel isolated as UN security council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Israeli PM cancels White House visit by two ministers and says US ‘abandoned its policy in...
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UN rights expert report to call for Israel arms embargo over ‘acts of genocide’
Special rapporteur will tell human rights council Israel’s actions ‘reveal an intent to physically destroy Palestinians...
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Medical crisis in Gaza hospitals at ‘unimaginable’ level, aid agencies say
Visiting medical team reported untreated open wounds, shortage of supplies to pin fractures and lack of...
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Israel will no longer approve Unrwa food aid to northern Gaza, agency says
Head of agency says military authorities told UN that convoys will no longer be approved amid...
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Mass grave of at least 65 people found in Libya, UN migration agency says
International Organization for Migration believes those discovered ‘died in process of being smuggled through the desert’A...
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What did US Gaza ceasefire resolution say and why did Russia and China veto it?
Draft resolution put before UN represents important tonal – but not substantive – shift for White...
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UN must block Iranian missile supply to Houthis in Yemen, UK and US say
Calls during Yemen briefing come as missile believed to have been launched by Houthis strikes a...
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Ship carrying aid nears Gaza as Cyprus puts second vessel on standby
Where Spanish-flagged vessel Open Arms will dock, and how supplies will be distributed, is still unclearA...
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Israel broke international law with tank shelling that killed journalist, UN finds
IDF fired two rounds at ‘clearly identifiable journalists’ in Lebanon last year when there was no...
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UN: Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown
Fact-finding mission concludes regime murdered, imprisoned, tortured and raped those who protested the death of Mahsa...
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Food aid convoy for northern Gaza looted after delay at Israeli checkpoint
Trucks attacked by desperate people as logistical obstacles and restrictions imposed by Israel limit urgently needed...
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Palestinians ‘beaten and sexually assaulted’ at Israeli detention centres, UN report claims
Internal analysis by UNRWA, based on interviews with released Palestinians, describes dog attacks and the prolonged...
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UN finds ‘convincing information’ that Hamas raped and tortured Israeli hostages
Pramila Patten’s findings are based on interviews with released hostages, whose testimony suggests abuses are continuing...
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Israel yet to provide evidence to back UNRWA 7 October attack claims – UN
Allegations against 12 employees led major donors to suspend funding to UN Palestinian agency despite hunger...