The Security Council holds an open briefing top of the hour on the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and wider Great Lakes region. Special Envoy Huang Xia and UN Women’s Sima Bahous will update ambassadors on the …

For Pacific Island countries, the Middle East crisis is not a distant geopolitical event. It is already showing up in higher fuel prices, electricity uncertainty and fears that communities sitting at the far end of global supply chains could be pushed …

Across the Middle East, tensions remain high with Israeli military operations continuing in Lebanon following direct talks between the two governments in Washington on Tuesday. More than 2,000 Lebanese have been reported killed since early March. Uncer…

Hungary’s incoming prime minister has urged the country’s “unworthy” president to resign and urged a swift handover of power from Putin-ally Viktor Orban.

It follows a warning from the US president that America’s trade deal with the UK “can always be changed”.

THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a school principal boldly tackles a school shooter as he prepares to open fire on students. Breathtaking CCTV footage shows the hooded gunman enter the school lobby, brandishing a pistol in hand. A man suddenly appears, …

AT least seven students and one teacher have died in a second Turkish school shooting in just 24 hours. The shooter – reportedly 13-year-old student – stormed a middle school in central Turkey on Wednesday armed with five firearms and seven magazines. …

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The EU unveils an open-source age verification app that requires legal ID to shield minors from harmful content, aiming to standardize verification in the bloc  —  The European Union has unveiled an app to…