Israel Says It Killed Abu Obeida, Spokesman for Hamas’s Armed Wing
Hamas did not immediately comment on the Israeli military’s claim that Abu Obeida, one of the armed group’s best-known officials in the Arab world, had been killed.
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Houthis detain at least 11 UN workers in raids on two agencies in Sana’a
UN condemns ‘arbitrary detentions’ by Iran-backed group at World Food Programme and Unicef offices in YemenThe Iranian-backed Houthis raided offices of the UN’s food, health and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital, detaining at least 11 employees, a…
US denies visas to Palestinian Authority leaders for UN general assembly
Step comes when France is leading a push to recognize Palestinian state after Israel’s unyielding bombing of GazaThe US has begun denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) …
U.S. scraps Palestinian officials’ visas ahead of UN General Assembly
The U.S. State Department cited the groups’ efforts to secure statehood recognition at the UN, which Canada and other countries have signed on to.
UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide
Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’Middle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter tell…
UN to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission next year after Israeli and US pressure
Unifil mandate extended but troops patrolling Lebanon-Israel border to be withdrawn in December 2026Middle East crisis – live updatesThe UN security council has voted to extend the body’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for a further 16 months, but ord…
U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years
The U.N. Security Council voted to extend the peacekeeping mission in the volatile region for only one year then withdraw in 2027.
U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years
With the decades-old peacekeeping mission set to expire, the U.N. Security Council chose to extend it through 2026, then gradually withdraw the forces the following year.
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals
The president has made no secret of his distaste for wind and solar in America. Now he’s taking his fossil fuel agenda overseas.
Return of UN nuclear inspectors to Iran met with protests by MPs
Some Iranian officials say readmission breaches law passed after Israel and the US attacked the country in JuneThe partial return of UN inspectors to Iran for the first time since Israel and the US attacked Iran’s nuclear sites has been met with protes…