The Taliban Refuses to Come the U.N. Conference on Afghanistan
The group said it would not take part in a conference that also included women’s rights groups, the European Union and representatives of Afghan civil society.
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Palestinian minister accuses Israel of ‘colonialism and apartheid’ at ICJ
Riyad al-Maliki presents Palestinian case at start of week of hearings called by UN general assembly voteThe Palestinian foreign minister, Riyad al-Maliki, has accused Israel of “colonialism and apartheid” at a world court hearing on the Israeli occupa…
U.N. Court Hearings on Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territories: What to Know
Dozens of countries are expected to argue before the International Court of Justice about the legality of Israeli actions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Shaken by Grisly Killings of Women, Activists in Africa Demand Change
The continent has the highest rate of gender-related killings of women in the world, according to the United Nations. Activists accuse officials of ignoring the issue and blaming the victims.
Netanyahu Says He Won’t Bow to Pressure to Call Off Rafah Invasion
The Israeli leader has come under international pressure to drop a threatened incursion into the city where more than a million Palestinians are gathered, seeking refuge from the war.
Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’
Foreign minister claims local office of UN high commissioner for human rights supported impunity for coup plottersVenezuela’s government has ordered the local UN office on human rights to suspend operations, giving its staff 72 hours to leave, after ac…
Why Labour needs to decide whether to break the consensus on Israel
Airstrikes against Houthi rebels and the prospect of a year-long Gaza conflict will test cross-party thinking at WestminsterTwo developments in the past 48 hours could test the cross-party consensus in Westminster on the conflict between Israel and Ham…
Half of Gazans Are at Risk of Starving, U.N. Warns
More than 90 percent of Palestinians in the territory say they have regularly gone without food for a whole day, according to the United Nations.
Middle East is sliding closer to the edge of a wider regional conflict | Julian Borger
An escalation could spark a conflagration that would bring Israel into open confrontation with Iran, and suck in the US tooThe Middle East has been slipping towards the precipice of a regional war ever since the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and …
Disease threatens tens of thousands in Gazan shelters, UN and WHO say
The threat of disease is intensifying in temporary shelters in the Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands of people fleeing Israeli bombardment are living in cramped conditions, according to the UN emergency relief organization OCHA. Health services in t…