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The UN chief warns of humanity's evil deeds

Pandora's box of evil has been opened. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres compares the global situation to a terrifying story from Greek mythology when he foresees the challenges of 2025.

The UN chief warns of humanity's evil deeds

UN Demands Justice for Assad Regime's Victims

The UN's human rights chief Volker Türk demands that the ousted Assad regime be held accountable for its crimes. But he emphasizes the importance of the rule of law principles as a transitional government now exercises power in Syria.

UN Demands Justice for Assad Regime's Victims

Ibrahim, 11, hopes for a ceasefire but misses school

The hope of an end to the war is growing in the Gaza Strip. But some dare not believe – and for others, the ceasefire comes too late anyway.

Ibrahim, 11, hopes for a ceasefire but misses school

The Alarm: Unexploded Ordnance Kills Children in Syria

In one month, over 100 children have either been killed or severely injured by landmines in Syria, according to the UN. .

The Alarm: Unexploded Ordnance Kills Children in Syria

EU participates in meeting in Saudi Arabia about Syria

High-ranking diplomats from countries in the Middle East and Europe gather in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss the situation in Syria. .

EU participates in meeting in Saudi Arabia about Syria

Multiple deaths in attack on school building in Gaza

Eight people have been killed in an Israeli attack on a school building in Gaza that served as a shelter, according to Hamas-affiliated health authorities. Israel reports that four soldiers have been killed in northern Gaza.

Multiple deaths in attack on school building in Gaza

600 deported to dangerous desert road – criticism of EU

600 Nigerians have been deported from Libya. The group was forced to make a dangerous and traumatic journey through the desert, writes The Guardian.

600 deported to dangerous desert road – criticism of EU

Maduro has been sworn in as president

Nicolás Maduro has now been sworn in for a third six-year term as Venezuela's president – after an election that he is accused by many of having stolen and increasingly accused of suppressing opponents. .

Maduro has been sworn in as president

Maduro closes border – fear of "conspiracy"

Venezuela is closing the border with neighboring country Colombia ahead of today's inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro. .

Maduro closes border – fear of "conspiracy"

Three million toddlers near acute malnutrition

Over three million small children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Sudan in the coming year, according to the UN. Doctors Without Borders have decided to discontinue their medical activities at a hospital in the capital Khartum, which has been affected by recurring attacks from the warring parties in the civil war.

Three million toddlers near acute malnutrition

Alarm about more arrests ahead of Maduro's inauguration

Opposition leaders are sounding the alarm that several people have been arrested in Venezuela ahead of Nicolás Maduro's inauguration as president on Friday, following the disputed summer election. .

Alarm about more arrests ahead of Maduro's inauguration

Maduro: Two Americans arrested

Two American citizens and five other individuals have been arrested in Venezuela, according to the country's disputed president Nicolás Maduro on state television on Tuesday night. Maduro refers to the seven as "mercenaries" and claims that among the others arrested are two from Colombia and three from Ukraine.

Maduro: Two Americans arrested

Thousands of Fatalities in Haiti's Gang Violence

Over 5,600 inhabitants in Haiti were killed in gang-related violence last year. This is shown by UN statistics that exceed previous estimates of the number of violence victims in one of the world's poorest and most vulnerable countries.

Thousands of Fatalities in Haiti's Gang Violence

UN: Over 900 Executions in Iran Last Year

Over 900 people are reported to have been executed in Iran last year, among them 40 during a single week in December. The information comes from the UN's human rights chief Volker Türk, who says he is deeply concerned about the development.

UN: Over 900 Executions in Iran Last Year

Israel rejects Finnish candidate in peace process

Finland's former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (The Green Party) seems to be running into trouble regarding a potential top job within the UN. .

Israel rejects Finnish candidate in peace process

Venezuela's Opposition: "That's Enough"

Venezuela's opposition is calling on the population to take to the streets to protest when Nicolás Maduro is sworn in for a third presidential term on January 9. "This day will go down in history as the day Venezuela said: Enough!", says opposition politician Maria Corina Machado, in a video clip on X published around midnight.

Venezuela's Opposition: "That's Enough"

In Gaza: The War's Price is Always Highest for Women

Overcrowded tents, no toilets, lack of hygiene products – the women in war-torn Gaza are hit extra hard as the population struggles for survival. The price of war is always highest for women, says aid worker Amal Syam.

In Gaza: The War's Price is Always Highest for Women

The Taliban's Demands: Stop Women from Working

Stop hiring women – otherwise you will be shut down. This is the Taliban regime's ultimatum to national and international non-governmental organizations operating in Afghanistan.

The Taliban's Demands: Stop Women from Working

Infants Die of Hypothermia in Gaza

At least four infants have died in Gaza after being chilled, according to authorities in the war-torn and Hamas-controlled area. The UN has previously warned that some people may not survive the winter.

Infants Die of Hypothermia in Gaza

Syrians want to go home – but uncertainty is great

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians on the run may return home in the coming months, according to the UN. But for this to happen, political stability and reconstruction of the country are required, says Annika Sandlund at UNHCR.

Syrians want to go home – but uncertainty is great

The Taliban's Building Regulation: No Windows Facing Women

The Taliban's highest leader in Afghanistan has issued a ban on installing windows that face areas where women are present. Windows in already existing residential buildings should be blocked, according to the decree.

The Taliban's Building Regulation: No Windows Facing Women

Syria's leader: It may take four years to organize elections

The Islamist movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, HTS, is to be dissolved, says Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in an interview. But it may take four years to organize elections in the country, according to him.

Syria's leader: It may take four years to organize elections

First Aid Delivery to War-Torn Khartoum

For the first time in 20 months, relief supplies reach civilians south of Khartoum in war-torn Sudan. 200,000 children and families are now estimated to receive acute aid.

First Aid Delivery to War-Torn Khartoum

UN Establishes Peacekeeping Force Against al-Shabaab in Somalia

The UN Security Council decided on Friday to establish a new peacekeeping force in Somalia to combat the terrorist network al-Shabaab. The force will be under the African Union (AU).

UN Establishes Peacekeeping Force Against al-Shabaab in Somalia