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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

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"