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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

Ben-Gvir Challenges: New Visit to Temple Mount

Israel's far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the politically sensitive Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Thursday morning, reports Israeli media. .
Ben-Gvir Challenges: New Visit to Temple Mount

New phase on the West Bank: Palestinians against Palestinians

In the shadow of the Gaza War and Israeli raids on the West Bank, another confrontation is underway: Palestinian Authority forces clashing with Palestinian militiamen. Several people have been killed in the battles, described as the worst in several years.
New phase on the West Bank: Palestinians against Palestinians

The Alarm: The World's Largest Humanitarian Disaster Worsens

The famine has already affected five areas – and millions of people – in Sudan. Now, a new report points out additional risk areas where life-threatening famine risks affecting the population within six months.
The Alarm: The World's Largest Humanitarian Disaster Worsens

Elinor Hammarskjöld in a high post at the UN

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Chief Legal Officer Elinor Hammarskjöld has been appointed as Under-Secretary-General and Chief Legal Officer in the UN. .
Elinor Hammarskjöld in a high post at the UN

Difficult winter awaits in Gaza – aid is being stopped

A harsh winter is awaiting in Gaza. There is a shortage of warm clothing and blankets, at the same time as much of the aid is not allowed into the strip.
Difficult winter awaits in Gaza – aid is being stopped

"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Missing"

In prisons and morgues, Syrians desperately search for husbands, brothers, and sons. Nameless bodies bear witness to the regime's brutality.
"Dark Night Hunt for Syria's Missing"

Almost 5,000 arrested for child marriage in India

Nearly 5,000 people have been arrested in the state of Assam in northeastern India, suspected of involvement in illegal child marriages. In the latest police raid, over 400 people were arrested.
Almost 5,000 arrested for child marriage in India

High-ranking US diplomats have met with HTS leader

High American diplomats visit Syria for the first time since the dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted at the beginning of December. There, they have met the HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – and now announce that the reward for his capture is being scrapped.
High-ranking US diplomats have met with HTS leader

Soldier Sources: Indiscriminate Killing in Gaza

Anonymous Israeli soldiers sound the alarm about indiscriminate killing of civilians on the ground in central Gaza, in an investigation by the newspaper Haaretz. They say that soldiers compete in shootings – and that the dead are stamped as terrorists afterwards.
Soldier Sources: Indiscriminate Killing in Gaza

High-ranking US diplomats meet HTS leader

High American diplomats visit Syria for the first time since the dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted at the beginning of December. There, they have met the HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – and now announce that the reward for his capture is being scrapped.
High-ranking US diplomats meet HTS leader

This is expected to steer HTS - "won't copy"

Syria's new ruler has roots in IS and al-Qaida, and is terrorist-stamped. But their seven-year rule in the province of Idlib has not been so harsh.
This is expected to steer HTS - "won't copy"

The UN wants free and fair elections in Syria

The UN Security Council demands that an "inclusive and Syrian-led" political process be implemented in the country, following the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad. The UN envoy Geir Pedersen urges the country to hold free and fair elections.
The UN wants free and fair elections in Syria

HTS in Syria wants to disband its armed wing

The military leader of the rebel group HTS, which has taken power in Syria, wants to disband its armed branch and incorporate it into the country's army. .
HTS in Syria wants to disband its armed wing

Congo accuses Apple of buying "blood minerals"

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has filed a complaint about illegal mining against tech giant Apple to courts in Europe. .
Congo accuses Apple of buying "blood minerals"
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