Yemen: Hunger crisis deepens as funding cuts leave millions without support
Around five million people – or 47 per cent of the population – are currently experiencing crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity...
Regional health agency issues measles alert for World Cup
The combination of rising measles transmission and increased international travel creates conditions that could accelerate the spread of the disease during large-scale events, the UN-backed...
Growing up with sirens: UN child rights envoy on the toll of the Ukraine-Russia...
But children on both sides of the border continue to suffer the consequences of Russia’s invasion. Ahead of the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of...
World News in Brief: UN urges restraint as Gulf tensions rise, fear and uncertainty...
An Iranian drone and missile attack reportedly targeted Kuwait’s international airport killing at least one person and wounded several others, also causing flight suspensions...
‘We are catching up’ – WHO chief on DR Congo’s Ebola fight
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus briefed journalists in Geneva a day after returning from the DRC, where he met a wide range of stakeholders and said...
Kyrgyzstan wins seat on UN Security Council for first time ever
Peace under pressureThe incoming members will take their seats at a moment when the Council faces some of its most difficult tests in years.Its...
Gaza’s public servants systematically targeted in Israeli strikes
Outlining “repeated attacks” and “routine targeting” of law enforcement personnel in Gaza, OHCHR said that they have been killed while directing traffic and patrolling...
World News in Brief: Violence hampers Ebola efforts, aid delivery in Darfur and Gaza,...
At least seven civilians were killed in villages in Mambasa Territory, Ituri province, on Sunday, humanitarian partners reported. The attack followed weeks of mounting violence in the province, bringing...
UN mission reports rising tensions along the Blue Line in Lebanon
Once gathered around the famous horseshoe-shaped table, Member States urged de-escalation by both sides and reiterated the obligation to protect civilians and respect the UN...
UN General Assembly elects Bangladesh’s Rahman as next president
In a secret-ballot election, Mr. Rahman secured 99 votes to Mr. Kakouris’s 91. A total of 190 ballots were cast, with no invalid votes...
The Slush Fund Presidency
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The Imperial Presidency Meets the Family Business
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
America once worried about an imperial presidency. Now we have an...
On Juneteenth, I’ll Celebrate Black Music at Andrew Jackson’s Plantation
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The ground at the Hermitage is sacred and stained, and the music made by enslaved people and their progeny is what...
UN urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees as aid cuts threaten vital support
Speaking in Geneva on Tuesday, UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch warned that sharp reductions in humanitarian and development funding are putting essential services at risk...
The Hardest Questions in Christian Apologetics Now Have Mathematical Answers thanks to Award-winning Scientist...
“Reconciling Science and Creation Accurately” by award-winning scientist Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel (www.Israel120.com) takes on the questions that have stumped pastors, philosophers, and scientists for generations...
UN deplores another wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine
Matthias Schmale condemned the large-scale Russian assault on the capital Kyiv, as well as Dnipro and Kharkiv, which marked the third time they have been struck in as...
Lebanon hospital strikes impact most vulnerable patients, warns WHO
According to initial information from the Lebanese authorities, at least 86 people, including healthcare workers, have been injured in the strikes on Jabal Amel...
El Niño confirmed, set to fuel more extreme weather, says WMO
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), there is an 80 per cent probability that El Niño conditions will emerge between June and August...
The MAGA Supreme Court Destroys the Voting Right Act
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By Bill Fletcher Jr., ZNetwork —
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v Callais is the latest and probably most decisive...
Pope Leo’s Apology and Reparations for Enslaving Africans
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In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” speaks with Kamm Howard, founder and executive director of...
UN stresses the need for de-escalation in Ukraine war as attacks rise
Romania requested the urgent meeting after a Russian drone entered its airspace on Friday night, hitting an apartment building in the eastern city of Galaţi. Two residents – a woman and a child –...
Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Lebanon as Israeli attacks casts pall over Iran-US...
The Security Council meets late on Monday at France’s request, as concern grows over escalating violence in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah amid warnings...
From Libyan deserts to 3D-printed guns: The weapons that never go away
The issue is under scrutiny as delegates gather at UN Headquarters this week to tackle the global spread of illicit firearms – weapons that...
Lebanon: Families flee Beirut as Israel threatens renewed strikes on Hezbollah
Thousands of people fled the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, on Monday after Israeli announced that it will carry out renewed strikes targeting Hezbollah militants sheltered...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Nurses discharged after full recovery
“More recoveries are expected, especially when people are diagnosed early and able to access care, and as outbreak response intensifies,” the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said...
