UN evacuates staff from Haiti as gangs deepen control over capital
Panama City, Panama/Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters United Nations evacuation flights are set to land in Panama City this week as the international organisation removes staff from Haiti due to a sharp escalation in violence by armed gangs that have expanded their control over the capital Port-au-Prince. Panama’s foreign ministry said two humanitarian flights would arrive from […]
Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, target Hezbollah command
Beirut, Lebanon/Jerusalem Reuters The Israeli military told residents in parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate late on Friday, after strikes that it said had targeted Hezbollah’s central headquarters and with no word hours later from the group on the fate of their head Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. The order to evacuate, made by Israeli army […]
Sudanese army chief says army will support peace if it ends RSF “occupation”
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Sudan’s army launched artillery and air strikes in Sudan’s capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses and military sources said. The push by the army, which lost control of most of the capital […]
Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again
Beirut, Lebanon/Jerusalem Reuters Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a ceasefire with the Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally the US and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an all-out regional war. An Israeli warplane struck the edges of the capital Beirut, killing two people and […]
US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire along Israel-Lebanon border after UN talks
United Nations/Beirut, Lebanon/Jerusalem Reuters The United States, France and several allies called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border while also expressing support for a ceasefire in Gaza following intense discussions at the United Nations on Wednesday. The ceasefire would apply to the Israel-Lebanon “Blue Line,” the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel, […]
US leads new effort to end hostilities in Lebanon and Gaza, sources say
Beirut, Lebanon/New York, US Reuters The United States is spearheading a new diplomatic effort to end hostilities in both Gaza and Lebanon, linking the two conflicts as part of a single initiative, seven sources familiar with the initiative told Reuters. Details are being discussed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, […]
Top UN officials on Gaza: “These atrocities must end”
United Nations Reuters Leading United Nations officials demanded on Monday “an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip nearly one year into the war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas. Palestinians inspect the damage to a school sheltering displaced people after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid […]
Leaders at climate change meetings in New York warn of growing mistrust between nations
New York, US Reuters UN Secretary General António Guterres launched a two-day, climate-themed “Summit for the Future” on Sunday as part of the UN General Assembly, where some leaders warned of growing mistrust between nations as climate-fuelled disasters mount. National leaders addressed the group after adopting a “Pact for the Future” aimed at ensuring and […]
World leaders to meet at UN amid threat of Gaza, Ukraine war spillovers
United Nations Reuters More than 130 world leaders will meet at the United Nations this week, faced with wars in the Middle East and Europe threatening to spread, frustration at the slow pace of efforts to end those conflicts, and worsening climate and humanitarian crises. While the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in […]
UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI
Stockholm, Sweden Reuters An artificial-intelligence advisory body at the United Nations on Thursday released its final report proposing seven recommendations to address AI-related risks and gaps in governance. The UN last year created a 39-member advisory body to address issues in the international governance of AI. The recommendations will be discussed during a UN summit […]