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Experts: Famine Catastrophe in Gaza Imminent

Parts of northern Gaza – where Israel is conducting a comprehensive offensive – are at high risk of being affected by famine, warn hunger experts. .
Experts: Famine Catastrophe in Gaza Imminent

UN: Seven out of ten dead in Gaza are women and children

Nearly 70 percent of the thousands of Gazans killed in Israeli attacks are women and children, according to the UN. Israel has committed a number of war crimes, according to a report from the UN agency OHCHR – including attacks with white phosphorus.
UN: Seven out of ten dead in Gaza are women and children

UN: Israel Blocks Food and Water to Northern Gaza

Israel is preventing the UN from delivering food and water to the inhabitants of northern Gaza, according to the UN's disaster relief organization, OCHA. The USA simultaneously announces that Israel has agreed to open an additional border crossing before a deadline expires on November 13.
UN: Israel Blocks Food and Water to Northern Gaza

The General Warns of Russian Nuclear Weapons in Space

The threat in space is very real, warns the US. Russia and China are developing methods to knock out satellites – such as lasers, jamming transmitters, and energy weapons.
The General Warns of Russian Nuclear Weapons in Space

Refuse to Fight Anymore – Soldiers Testify About Gaza's Horrors

Before Yuval Green's platoon entered Gaza, the commanders decided that they would show no mercy. The Gazans were demonized: everyone was to be killed, everything was to be destroyed.
Refuse to Fight Anymore – Soldiers Testify About Gaza's Horrors

Israel Cuts Ties with Unrwa

Israel severs all ties with the UN's aid organization for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa). An agreement that was entered into 57 years ago is torn up – despite sharp warnings from the outside world.
Israel Cuts Ties with Unrwa

UNESCO: A journalist is killed every fourth day

The number of journalists killed in service during 2022-2023 increased compared to the previous two years, shows a report from the UN agency Unesco. .
UNESCO: A journalist is killed every fourth day

Death toll rises after attacks in Lebanon

The death toll is rising after Friday's extensive Israeli bombings in Lebanon. At least 52 people were killed and 72 injured in the area around Balbeek in northeastern Lebanon, according to local authorities.
Death toll rises after attacks in Lebanon

Mission: Here grows Putin's top-secret bioweapon lab

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed biological weapons containing plague, hemorrhagic fever, and smallpox. Now, a top-secret research facility outside Moscow has been revived, according to satellite images reviewed by The Washington Post.
Mission: Here grows Putin's top-secret bioweapon lab

Chairman of the Truth Commission Resigns – Again

Chairman of the Truth Commission for the Sami people Anders Lidén has requested to be discharged. I have thought about it for a long time and felt that the cooperation has not worked so well with me as chairman, says Lidén to TT.
Chairman of the Truth Commission Resigns – Again

Kristersson criticizes the UN Secretary-General

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) criticizes the UN chief and his trip to Russia. It has created great disappointment in Ukraine, he says.
Kristersson criticizes the UN Secretary-General

UN Warns Israel Against Stopping UNRWA's Work

The UN Security Council unites in sharp criticism of Israel's decision to ban the refugee organization UNRWA's work with Palestinian refugees. .
UN Warns Israel Against Stopping UNRWA's Work

The Political Scientist: "UNRWA is an Easy Punching Bag"

The announcement that the UN's aid organization for Palestine refugees, Unrwa, is banned in Israel was expected – and can have enormous consequences, according to Middle East expert Anders Persson. But my feeling is that the last word has not been said yet, he says.
The Political Scientist: "UNRWA is an Easy Punching Bag"

Israel stops UNRWA with new laws

Israel's parliament has voted through new legislation that prevents Unrwa, the UN's aid organization for Palestine refugees, from operating in the country. .
Israel stops UNRWA with new laws

UN warns: We are miles away from the climate goals

The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached record levels in 2023, warns the UN. .
UN warns: We are miles away from the climate goals

Norway's Prime Minister: The Gaza War is Barbarism

Norway's Prime Minister directs sharp criticism towards Israel's warfare in Gaza. .
Norway's Prime Minister: The Gaza War is Barbarism

Attack on Beirut after new evacuation order

Israel has carried out several air strikes against southern Beirut on Friday evening, according to Lebanese media. Just before the attack at 21:00, the residents of the designated areas were urged to evacuate immediately.
Attack on Beirut after new evacuation order

UN: More women die in the world's conflicts

The number of civilians killed in armed conflicts increased dramatically in 2023 compared to the previous year. Moreover, the proportion of killed women increased.
UN: More women die in the world's conflicts

Emissions are increasing – but maybe for the last time

What countries say they will do to reduce emissions is one thing. What they actually do is something entirely different, notes the UN in an important report.
Emissions are increasing – but maybe for the last time

One Billion Dollars Pledged to Lebanon

A support conference in Paris for crisis-stricken Lebanon has gathered promises of a billion dollars – nearly eleven billion kronor. The message from the French Foreign Ministry implies necessary help to Lebanon's afflicted.
One Billion Dollars Pledged to Lebanon

Allegations: Ukrainian prisoners of war have been executed

Russian forces have executed four Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Donetsk region, according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General. .
Allegations: Ukrainian prisoners of war have been executed

The Motive Determines if Evacuations in Gaza Constitute a Crime

Thousands of Palestinians are being evacuated from their homes in northern Gaza, according to Israel's order, which the military claims is to protect civilians. However, the evacuations can also be seen as mass deportations.
The Motive Determines if Evacuations in Gaza Constitute a Crime

Thousands forced to leave their homes in northern Gaza

Israel continues the fierce battles in northern Gaza and orders thousands of Palestinians to leave the area. "They live from hour to hour and fear death every second" writes UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini about the people there.
Thousands forced to leave their homes in northern Gaza

Ukraine: Russian Advance at Tchasiv Yar

Several people, including a child, have been killed in new Russian attacks on eastern Ukraine. Russian forces are making advances near the strategically important city of Tchasiv Yar.
Ukraine: Russian Advance at Tchasiv Yar
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