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UN: Millions risk hunger unless fertilizer ships allowed through Strait of Hormuz
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UN: Millions risk hunger unless fertilizer ships allowed through Strait of Hormuz

Tens of millions of people are at risk of hunger and starvation unless ships carrying fertilizer are soon allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a UN agency.
Spanish Minister Says Israel Will Release Swedish Activist
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Spanish Minister Says Israel Will Release Swedish Activist

Spanish-Swedish activist Saif Abukeshek will be released by Israel within hours, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said, according to Madrid media.
The government does not demand that Israel release Swedish activist
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The government does not demand that Israel release Swedish activist

Both the UN and Spain have demanded that the arrested activist Saif Abukeshek, who holds Swedish and Spanish citizenship, be released. Sweden has not
UN demands release of Swede arrested in Israel after Gaza-bound convoy stopped near Crete
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UN demands release of Swede arrested in Israel after Gaza-bound convoy stopped near Crete

The UN calls on Israel to immediately release two activists arrested during an operation in international waters against the Gaza convoy Global Sumud Flotilla.
UN: Iran war equals aid for 87 million people
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UN: Iran war equals aid for 87 million people

The cost to the US of a war with Iran could cover OCHA's entire 2026 emergency aid appeal and provide life-saving support to more than 87 million people, according to its director, Tom Fletcher.
Gaza convoy stopped by Israel, taken to Greece
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Gaza convoy stopped by Israel, taken to Greece

The Israeli military has stopped about 20 boats carrying activists near Crete in the Mediterranean. Israel says the activists will be brought ashore in Greece
Climate meeting in Colombia over, a little disappointing
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Climate meeting in Colombia over, a little disappointing

A new meeting and a document with conclusions and in-depth questions. That was the outcome of the climate meeting in Colombia
Disappointment and hope at historic fossil fuel meeting
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Disappointment and hope at historic fossil fuel meeting

In the shadow of the energy crisis resulting from the Iran war, 60 countries seeking to phase out fossil fuels are meeting in Colombia. "I am disappointed that they are not making greater commitments," says EU parliamentarian Emma Wiesner (C), who is present
Tired of resistance, 60 countries meet at new climate summit in Colombia
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Tired of resistance, 60 countries meet at new climate summit in Colombia

Today, a historic climate summit begins in Colombia. Around 60 countries hope to push for a phase-out of fossil fuels, with countries such as Saudi Arabia absent from the talks
Expert: This is what Israel wants with the Lebanon war
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Expert: This is what Israel wants with the Lebanon war

House by house, village by village. Israeli bulldozers are demolishing communities in southern Lebanon - civilians are fleeing in terror
UN: Nearly 8,000 dead or missing on migration routes worldwide last year
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UN: Nearly 8,000 dead or missing on migration routes worldwide last year

Nearly 8,000 people died or went missing along migration routes worldwide last year, according to the UN migration agency IOM.
Chad sends 1,500 peacekeepers to crisis-hit Haiti
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Chad sends 1,500 peacekeepers to crisis-hit Haiti

Haiti is supported by Chad, which is sending 1,500 peacekeepers.
UN and EU say $71.4 billion needed to rebuild Gaza
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UN and EU say $71.4 billion needed to rebuild Gaza

It will take enormous sums of money to rebuild war-torn Gaza, according to a report from the EU and the UN.
Grim record: Nearly 900 Rohingya dead at sea in 2025
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Grim record: Nearly 900 Rohingya dead at sea in 2025

Last year was the deadliest on record for Rohingya fleeing by sea, the UN says.
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence shortened, prisoners pardoned in Myanmar
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Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence shortened, prisoners pardoned in Myanmar

Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar were granted amnesty, and death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment. Imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi had her sentence symbolically reduced
Rohingya refugees believed to have drowned after ship sank in Andaman Sea off Malaysia
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Rohingya refugees believed to have drowned after ship sank in Andaman Sea off Malaysia

A ship carrying Rohingya refugees has sunk in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Malaysia. Around 250 people, including several children, are believed to have drowned, according to the United Nations
Zikim border crossing for Gaza reopens after 40 days
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Zikim border crossing for Gaza reopens after 40 days

The Zikim border crossing between northern Gaza and Israel has been opened for the first time in 40 days, the UN says.
Attack on military base in Nigeria - general killed
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Attack on military base in Nigeria - general killed

A Nigerian army general and several soldiers were killed during an attempt to storm a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State, according to the Nigerian military.
Concerns over many children killed in Beirut after massive attacks
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Concerns over many children killed in Beirut after massive attacks

Bombed-out buildings, grief and confusion - and a healthcare system close to collapse. The UN also fears that the death toll among children has risen dramatically in Wednesday's massive attacks in Lebanon
Ukraine the enemy as Hungary goes to the polls, the message is terrible, says Ukrainian refugee
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Ukraine the enemy as Hungary goes to the polls, the message is terrible, says Ukrainian refugee

Ukraine is being portrayed as the enemy as Hungary goes to the polls on Sunday. For Ukrainian refugees in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's hate speech is hard to digest
Over 1,000 humanitarian aid workers killed in three years, UN says
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Over 1,000 humanitarian aid workers killed in three years, UN says

Over 1,000 humanitarian aid workers have been killed in the past three years, almost three times as many as in previous years, according to the UN.
Russia and China veto watered-down UN Security Council resolution on Strait of Hormuz
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Russia and China veto watered-down UN Security Council resolution on Strait of Hormuz

When the UN Security Council voted on a watered-down resolution to open the Strait of Hormuz, Russia and China vetoed it. Other Security Council members voted in favour or abstained
At least ten dead in Israeli attack on Gaza refugee camp
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At least ten dead in Israeli attack on Gaza refugee camp

At least ten people have died after an Israeli attack on a camp in Gaza, and fighting took place on the ground ahead of the attack.
UN warns of humanitarian disaster in Lebanon as more than a million displaced
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UN warns of humanitarian disaster in Lebanon as more than a million displaced

More than a million people have been forced from their homes in Lebanon, and the UN refugee agency is warning that the country is at risk of a humanitarian disaster.
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