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Why you don’t have to embrace evolution or deny God to scientifically prove that...

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). Most Christians and atheists think that it is impossible ever to demonstrate how God created the universe. Some Christians compromisingly embrace...

First Person: How many more children must die before the world acts?

Juliette Touma, the director of communications for the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has visited Gaza several times during and before the war...

Force will not secure Middle East peace: UN General Assembly President

Addressing the 193-member Assembly, President Philémon Yang reiterated the importance of the two-State solution, calling it the only path to lasting peace.  “After more...

Gaza: Aid teams race to push back hunger; one million food parcels delivered

Last month, hundreds of thousands of people returned to northern Gaza – where famine was declared at the end of August – but their...

Gaza: Humanitarian response scaled up amid faltering ceasefire

In a press briefing on Tuesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described reports of Israeli military action as “extremely concerning,” stressing that “we don’t want...

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors look for diplomatic way forward in Gaza and Ukraine

The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday that growing recognition for Palestine has created new political momentum in favour of a two-State...

Middle East crisis: Latest updates for 8 November

The UN human rights office released a scathing report on the ongoing war in Gaza as deadly Israeli military operations continue to pound the...

Lebanon crisis: over one million people flee strikes amid invasion fears

Among the victims of the weekend bombardment was six-year-old Selena al Smarah, killed along with her parents at home in the southern city of...

Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity

The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge in armed looting targeting humanitarian convoys, the senior aid...

Winter rains and aid convoy obstacles worsen ordeal for one million Gazans

In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, stressed that attacks on civilian infrastructure have not stopped, “particularly in North Gaza, where the...

Top humanitarian official issues ceasefire appeal during visit to Gaza City

 Muhannad Hadi, who is also the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, made the appeal during a visit to Gaza City,...

Syria’s new ‘flame of hope’ must not be extinguished: Guterres

That’s the warning from UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaking to reporters in New York on Thursday morning. He said there is “a real risk that...

Security Council: Middle East envoy warns against escalation, highlights continued Israeli settlement activity

“The series of explosions across Lebanon and rockets fired toward Israel in recent days adds to the volatility,” said Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for...

Gaza aid worker killings: One humanitarian still missing in mass grave

“This is a huge blow to us…These people were shot,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN aid coordination office, OCHA.“Normally we are not...

Do a show on the Biblical power of modern science

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). Since its invention, science has tremendously helped humankind. At the same time, science is one of the modern means used by...

Can Creationists disagree with Anti-Creationists without angering them or God, at least scientifically?

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). Creationists and their opponents have been having harsh discussions about their views on the origin of the universe for a long...

More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN...

Sigrid Kaag updated ambassadors on the implementation of resolution 2720, adopted last December, which established her mandate following the brutal 7 October Hamas-led attacks...

UN appeals for restraint after further devices explode across Lebanon

International media reported that walkie-talkies used by members of the Hezbollah militant group blew up on Wednesday, a day after hundreds of pagers across...

How aid is (and is not) getting into Gaza

UN News looked at the needs triggered by the ongoing conflict through a lens of how much aid is getting into Gaza compared with...

UN News Champion: ‘Are you keeping up with the death?’ The grinding toll of...

“My team — my friends — are the reason I stand where I am today.This will, inevitably, evolve into a homage to them, but...

GAZA LIVE: UN General Assembly to vote on resolution demanding immediate, unconditional and permanent...

The General Assembly meets at 3pm in New York on Thursday in emergency session following the Security Council’s failure to adopt a resolution on...

UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killings due to Israeli airstrikes of civilians in Gaza yesterday, including many children,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents...

Critical aid blocked in Gaza, as fuel shortages threaten lifesaving services

On Thursday, only 10 out of 21 planned humanitarian movements were facilitated by the Israeli authorities. Seven were denied outright, three were impeded and...

Lebanon: UN condemns increasing loss of life and civilian suffering

“All actors must adhere to international law and protect civilians and civilian infrastructure,” he said, adding that the UN mission which remains in place...