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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...
‘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...
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...
UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief
German’s appointment to head Convention on Biological Diversity follows global failure to meet any targets on...
Government launches review into car headlights that 'dazzle' drivers
More than 85 per cent of drivers are affected by headlight glareand RAC believe the problem...
Israel lodges proposal with UN for dismantling of Palestinian relief agency
Exclusive: Aid officials warn that transferring Unrwa’s functions to other bodies with famine looming would be...
Why Russia Is Protecting North Korea From Nuclear Monitors
The monitors have provided vivid evidence of how Russia is keeping Pyongyang brimming with fuel and...
Sexual violence in Haiti ‘severely underreported,’ ‘largely unpunished’ UN says
A report published Thursday on the situation in Haiti, which is facing intense gang violence, by...
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...
Australian officials scrambled to understand allegations before Unrwa funding suspended, documents show
Exclusive: Dfat official said there was ‘precious nothing in the public domain’ on claims against aid...
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...
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...
The security council vote is a significant moment – but the US says its Gaza policy is unchanged
Washington’s decision not to use its veto is an acknowledgement of its failure to lead the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The US finally backs a ceasefire, but the nuances in its UN resolution show the tightrope it walks
Draft resolution loosens linkage between Gaza ceasefire and hostage release as US tries to claw back...
US calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal in draft UN resolution
Source says wording suggests significant movement in US position as pressure mounts on Israel to halt...
Israeli diplomats pre-emptively attack findings of Unrwa inquiries
UN refugee agency criticised by Israel, which claims Unrwa staff were implicated in 7 October Hamas...
Colin Firth pictured on set in upcoming Sky drama series about bombing
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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...
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...
