US House Speaker Says Bills on Israel Aid, Iran Sanctions to Come Tuesday
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US House Speaker Mike Johnson said spending legislation will be released later on Tuesday with lawmakers still hammering out final figures,...
Nikki Haley to End White House Bid, Clearing Path for a Trump-Biden Rematch
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Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign on Wednesday, according to a source familiar...
PODCAST: Seeking Peace episode 5 |
This is the fifth and final episode of Seeking Peace, a podcast from the Department of Peace Operations.
In this episode, Melanne Verveer from Georgetown...
UN relief chief calls for overhaul in humanitarian assistance delivery
In a keynote address to the 2024 European Humanitarian Forum, Martin Griffiths outlined the need for the change.
“I’m more convinced than ever, not just...
SADC bloc enduring unprecedented displacements
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Mozambique suffers double displacement tragedy
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ISPA provides update on SA cyber security
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First Person: The genocide survivor protected by a mass murderer
In the early 1990s, Mr. Murangwa was a star player for Rayon Sports in the capital Kigali. As a Tutsi, his life was in...
Columbia Threatens to Suspend Anti-Israel Protesters After Talks Fail
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Columbia University’s president said on Monday that talks with anti-Israel protesters over the dismantling of an encampment on the Ivy League...
U.S. Analysts Say Rift Deepens Between Jerusalem, Washington
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i24 News – The tone taken by U.S. President Joe Biden in his latest conversation with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu was...
Chinese duo faces illegal mining charges in Nigeria
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Gaza: Rafah invasion would ‘break the back’ of UN aid response warns veteran aid...
Israel’s planned invasion of Rafah would “break the back of our response” when it comes to preventing the aid crisis in Gaza from getting...
What is the UN Environment Assembly and why does it matter?
Set up as a sort of ‘world parliament on the environment’, UNEA aims to define priorities for environmental policies and develop international legislation on...
Hamas-linked Arab-Israeli Cell Plotting Terror Attacks Busted, 13 Arrested
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i24 News – Israeli security forces on Sunday announced a terrorist cell comprising 13 Arabs from northern Israel were charged with...
Energy America announces East Africa expansion
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Iranian, 2 Others Detained in Peru Over Plot to Kill Israelis
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An Iranian and two Peruvians have been sentenced to 18 months of preventative detention for allegedly plotting to kill two Israelis...
Stories from the UN Archive: UN-identified flying objects in space
UN tops NASA’s interstellar playlistBefore launching into space in 1977, the United States space agency, NASA, asked the UN to provide materials for a...
University Presidents From US, Canada Set to Participate in Auschwitz Event Amid Surging Campus...
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University presidents from the US and Canada are set to gather at Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp in Poland, to...
World News in Brief: Haiti aid response, strikes across Lebanon’s Blue Line, UNEP welcomes...
Since early March, the World Food Programme (WFP) has reached more than 500,000 people, providing school meals, social protection and emergency activities nationwide.The agency...
Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah
The warning from the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, came as some 1.2 million people continued to shelter in tents pitched in and...
Explainer: Feeding Haiti in times of crisis
Gangs reportedly control up to 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince, raising concerns that hunger is being used as a weapon to coerce local populations...
News in Brief 30 January 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations. Hungry Gazans empty UN aid agency trucks As the UN chief prepares to meet late on...
Red Sea Fighting Traps Two Oil Ships in Houthi Waters
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Two tankers, containing oil and toxic waste, are stuck in the Red Sea in the firing line between Western naval forces...
Trustco secures $100 million for Namibia investments
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