Afghanistan crisis deepens as record returns, drought and aid cuts strain economy
Estimates indicate that around 28 million people in Afghanistan were living in poverty in 2025, with the situation compounded by mass population returns, worsening...
Recycled plastics for food use require stronger safeguards, warn UN food security experts
The UN food security agency warns that recycled plastics and alternative packaging materials can help reduce waste, but only if recycling systems are carefully...
World News in Brief: Conflict drives hunger in DR Congo, mass corporal punishment in...
Ongoing conflict in the country’s east is driving mass displacement and pushing millions into crisis or emergency levels of hunger. Nearly 3.6 million people...
Lebanon: UN peacekeeping force warns drone incidents near its positions are putting personnel at...
The warning came amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah fighters, despite a ceasefire beginning 17 April.On Monday, 11 May, between 5pm and 5.30pm,...
American Scientist Presents Mathematical Model Exploring Alignment Between Scientific Data and the Biblical Creation...
A 12-year research effort introduces a framework connecting cosmology, mathematics, and theological interpretationA new scientific work is generating discussion for its approach to one...
Chad’s refugee crisis overwhelms maternity care in east, UN agency warns
The crisis is unfolding as Chad struggles to cope with a massive influx of refugees and returnees fleeing the civil war in neighbouring Sudan,...
Guterres highlights Africa’s leadership in speech to summit in Nairobi
The UN chief was speaking at the opening of the Africa Forward Summit, co-hosted in Nairobi by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron. “The name of this Summit captures the moment...
Science180 Announces the Boldest Scientific Formula of God and Creation
May 7, 2026 Science180 announces a new publication by Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel presenting a mathematical framework aligning scientific data with the biblical creation timeline. Science180...
Children shot, stabbed and pepper-sprayed in occupied West Bank
“We're seeing attacks become increasingly coordinated,” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva. “Documented incidents include children shot, stabbed, children...
Hantavirus-hit ship evacuation completed as quarantines begin
The repatriation effort, coordinated by Spanish authorities with support from WHO, the European Union, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and...
UN launches major Nairobi expansion as Guterres highlights Africa’s growing global role
The ceremony included the inauguration of new office buildings and the groundbreaking of a new conference facility at the UN Office at Nairobi (UNON),...
World News in Brief: Human rights in Mongolia, surge in sexual violence in Haiti,...
“At a time when some powerful global actors are openly defying and even vilifying human rights, including through transnational repression, Mongolia’s positive commitment stands...
Storm, displacement and hidden wartime explosives deepen emergency in Solomon Islands
The Category 4 storm brought destructive winds, flooding and heavy rainfall to vulnerable coastal and island communities after intensifying in the Solomon Sea in...
Middle East: Deadly weekend in Lebanon, continued violence in Gaza
More than 100 strikes were reported in the past 24 hours alone, while 87 people were killed over the weekend, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan...
Armed drones leading cause of civilian death in Sudan war: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk strongly condemned the rising use of these weapons in the brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support...
Strait of Hormuz de-escalation is urgent, says UN chief
“My strong appeal is for the negotiations to go on until that diplomatic solution is found, the ceasefire to be maintained, and in between,...
Passengers leave hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Tenerife as WHO says outbreak ‘not another COVID’
The vessel arrived off the Canary Islands after weeks at sea at the centre of an international public health response triggered by a hantavirus...
First Person: Surviving death row in Thailand
Mariyam Tadein was 21 years old when she was sentenced to death.Police found over half a million tablets of “yaba”, an illegal cocktail of...
Betraying the Blood on the Bridge
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Dr. E. Faye Williams — A Phenomenal Black Woman
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In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” speaks with...
WHO chief heads to Tenerife to oversee Sunday arrival of hantavirus-hit ship
In a rare personal message addressed to the island’s residents on Saturday, Dr Tedros confirmed he would travel to the Spanish territory to oversee...
Nuclear energy in the Middle East: A realistic choice or a risk?
“Nuclear energy is at the intersection of energy demands, technological innovation, and the evolving security landscape. This creates a huge opportunity,” says Shota Kamishima,...
World News in Brief: Haiti crisis continues, Gaza-West Bank update, Sir David Attenborough at...
A new report released by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) on Friday says at least 1,642 people were killed and 745 others...
Central African Republic: Funding cuts put humanitarian support at risk
Edem Wosornu, Director of OCHA’s Crisis Response Division, was speaking to journalists fresh from her first-ever visit to the country, which “is determined to get itself out of crisis mode.” For...
