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UN charter says members ‘shall refrain from the threat or use of force’ against a country’s territory or independenceThe post-second world war taboo on acquiring territory through force or by the threat of force is being unravelled by a generation of …
UN calls for investigation after staff member among 20 people reportedly killed in renewed airstrikesIsraeli forces have launched a “limited ground operation” to retake the Netzarim corridor, a newly widened road protected by fortified bunkers that div…
After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing.
Strikes said to target Hamas killed hundreds within hours including women and children, undermining ceasefireMiddle East crisis – live updatesWorld governments and UN officials have expressed horror and dismay at Israel’s resumption of strikes on Gaza …
At the world’s largest refugee camp, for Rohingya people in Bangladesh, the food allowance per person is set to fall to just $6 per month, far below what aid officials say is required for survival.
Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say expertsCuts to food assistance by the US, Britain and others are already leading to more people starving to death around the world, experts have warne…
Report details attacks and abuses that ‘destroyed in part the reproductive capacity of Palestinians in Gaza as a group’Israel’s systemic attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to “genocidal acts”, and Israeli security forces have used sexual viol…
The system America took 80 years to assemble proved surprisingly fragile in the face of Trump’s assault, a revolution in how the country exercises power across the globe.
Human rights commissioner calls for investigation into ‘extremely disturbing’ attacks in Latakia provinceThe UN has condemned what it called “extremely disturbing” reports of entire families being killed in north-west Syria as clashes between security …
President Slava Kir appeals for calm while analysts say escalating tensions could lead to full-blown conflictA South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers have been killed after a United Nations helicopter trying to evacuate them from the northern to…