Netanyahu Says Schumer Call for Israel Election Was Inappropriate
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN on Sunday that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s speech in which he urged...
Netanyahu Says Israel to Press on with Assault as Truce Talks to Resume
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed international pressure on Sunday and said he would keep on with the military campaign against...
Likud High Flier Ofir Akunis Named New Israeli Consul General in New York
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i24 News – Israel’s cabinet ministers on Sunday ratified the appointment of Ofir Akunis to the position of Israel’s Consul General...
UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
The incident occurred in the vicinity of Sake, just 20 kilometers from Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu.
The wounded peacekeepers, who were part...
Hamas Insists on Second Stage Deal Before Releasing Hostages
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i24 News – Hamas, the terrorist group governing the Gaza Strip, declared on Saturday that it would not release any hostages...
IDF Chief Halevi: ‘We Are in a Multi-Arena War’ During Ramadan
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i24 News – In a recent situational assessment, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi highlighted the complexity of security challenges faced...
Israel to Attend New Ceasefire Talks as UN Says Gaza Hunger Crisis Worsens
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The main U.N. aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition is rising more quickly in the north...
Hamas Lashes Out at Abbas’s ‘Unilateral’ Designation of New PM
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The Islamist terrorist group Hamas on Friday criticized the “unilateral” designation by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of an ally and leading...
News in Brief 12 March 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.
Gazans on verge of famine need ‘exponential’ aid boost, says UN
UN aid officials welcomed the...
Houthi Official Confirms Beirut Meeting with Palestinian Terror Groups
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i24 News – A Houthi official has confirmed that Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels held a meeting with Palestinian terror groups in...
UNRWA deputy chief: ‘More aid has to come in at scale’
On her return from a visit to Gaza, her first since 7 October, Natalie Boucly, the Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine...
News in Brief 14 March 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.
Gaza: Aid missions under constant threat, warns UN aid chief
Desperately needed aid operations in Gaza...
Former Lyft Driver Facing 10-Year Jail Sentence for Antisemitic Assault on Jewish Passenger
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A former Lyft driver in San Francisco is facing a maximum 10-year jail sentence and a fine of $250,000 for a...
‘L’Chaim Intifada’: Rashida Tlaib Meets With Fringe Anti-Israel Group Amid Gaza War
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US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday met with a group of activists representing a fringe anti-Israel organization that did not...
After losing 150 relatives in Gaza, US doctor says ‘those left are waiting to...
Dr. Rola ElFarra, a physician from Houston, Texas, has family in the Gaza Strip. Some 150 of her relatives have been killed during the...
Delta Air to Resume Flights to Israel on June 7
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Delta Air Lines will resume nonstop flights to Israel in June, the US company announced on Wednesday evening.
“Delta will resume daily...
Amid Tensions, Israel Set to Manufacture Helmets Domestically in Move Away From US Dependence
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Israel’s military and Defense Ministry are set to open solicitations for Israeli-made military helmets and uniforms in a move towards manufacturing...
French Cops Prevent Students From Mounting Pro-Palestinian Demonstration at Elite Paris University
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French police on Thursday prevented pro-Palestinian students at the Sciences Po university in Paris from staging a demonstration, deepening the conflict...
News in Brief 13 March 2024
Gaza: More children dead from war than from four years of global conflict Ukraine: Condemnation after Russian strike kills dozens in Dnipro regionWith internal displacement...
Chaos across Haiti amid high risk of famine
The lack of goods and resources is worsening an already precarious economic situation, with water and basic services being “stretched to the limit”, UN...
Zimbabwe women crowned African cricket champions
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Synagogue in English City That Spawned Anti-Jewish ‘Blood Libel’ Vandalized With Antisemitic Slogans
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The sole synagogue in the English city where the first known instance of the medieval anti-Jewish “blood libel” occurred has been...
UN an ‘unsinkable compass’ for humanity, says top EU official
A top European Union (EU) official on Tuesday emphasized the crucial role of the United Nations in addressing global challenges, describing it as an...
Rosatom discussed the BRICS energy transition skills at the Africa Energy Indaba 2024
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