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Taliban wants to exchange prisoners with the USA

Taliban wants to exchange prisoners with the USA

Representatives of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have met with American envoys at a UN-led meeting on Afghanistan in Qatar.

1.9 million people on the run in Gaza

1.9 million people on the run in Gaza

Israel orders 250,000 Palestinians to leave southern Gaza. At the same time, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for Gaza reports that 1

Raped by Russian soldiers: "Cannot heal"

Raped by Russian soldiers: "Cannot heal"

Daria Zymenko was taken to an abandoned house and raped by intoxicated Russian soldiers. Hundreds - possibly thousands - of women are believed to have been subjected to sexual violence during the war in Ukraine

Aid Moved from Emergency Pier outside Gaza

Aid Moved from Emergency Pier outside Gaza

Israel: Battles Above and Below Ground in Northern Gaza

Israel: Battles Above and Below Ground in Northern Gaza

Explosions, air raids, and gunfire are ongoing in northern Gaza on Saturday – a third day of an Israeli military operation that has led to tens of thousands of people needing to flee and worsened what the UN calls "unlivable" living conditions in the area.

Multiple bombs found in mosque – hidden in a wall

Multiple bombs found in mosque – hidden in a wall

In the iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, the UN has found five bombs hidden in a wall. The bombs are believed to have been hidden by the terrorist network IS several years ago

Alarm: More Synthetic Drugs Following Taliban Ban

Alarm: More Synthetic Drugs Following Taliban Ban

There are increasingly more synthetic opioids in circulation, warns the UN. The increase is believed to lead to more fatal overdoses

UNRWA: Ten children a day lose a limb

UNRWA: Ten children a day lose a limb

Several children a day lose their legs in Gaza's war, according to the UN's Palestine agency Unrwa. We have in principle every day ten children who lose a leg, or two legs – on average, says Unrwa chief Philippe Lazzarini

Report: Catastrophic Famine in Gaza

Report: Catastrophic Famine in Gaza

WHO: Great Hunger in Gaza Despite Israeli Pause

WHO: Great Hunger in Gaza Despite Israeli Pause

The military pauses that Israel has declared in Gaza to facilitate the influx of aid have not had the desired effect so far, according to the World Health Organisation, WHO.

Another country recognises the state of Palestine

Another country recognises the state of Palestine

Sudan: One of the World's Worst Humanitarian Crises

Sudan: One of the World's Worst Humanitarian Crises

The ongoing war in Sudan has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world in decades, according to the organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Warnings are also coming from the UN's refugee agency UNHCR, which states that the risk of famine has risen in the country

DCA Criticism: "A Direct Threat to All Swedes"

DCA Criticism: "A Direct Threat to All Swedes"

That the DCA agreement gives the USA the opportunity to place nuclear weapons on Swedish soil is a historic turnaround, according to several critics. This creates a direct threat to all Swedes, says diplomat Rolf Ekéus

Half a million have seen "Hammarskjöld" at the cinema

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Half a million have seen "Hammarskjöld" at the cinema

Israel's humanitarian corridor in Gaza meets resistance

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Israel's humanitarian corridor in Gaza meets resistance

Israel's military announces a daily "tactical pause" along a road in the ongoing offensive in southern Gaza to allow in more humanitarian aid. Prime Minister Netanyahu and the far-right parties in the government express sharp criticism of the measure – and it is unclear whether it will be implemented

UN Chief: Why These Meetings Are Crucial for Ukraine

UN Chief: Why These Meetings Are Crucial for Ukraine

It is essential to have continued top-level meetings and conferences on Ukraine's reconstruction and a path forward towards peace. This is according to the head of the UN's development agency UNDP, Achim Steiner, during a visit to Sweden

Emergency Aid via Pier in Gaza Paused - UN to Investigate

Emergency Aid via Pier in Gaza Paused - UN to Investigate

The floating pier in Gaza, built by the USA to bring in aid, risks being damaged again by high waves. But the project faces greater challenges than that: the UN has paused deliveries via the pier due to ethical uncertainties

USA labels Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organisation

USA labels Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organisation

USA's Foreign Department has blacklisted the Nazi organisation Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR). Three high-ranking individuals in the organisation are also classified as "global terrorists"

Expert: Report on war crimes puts pressure on USA

Expert: Report on war crimes puts pressure on USA

More and more investigations come to the same conclusion: Israel's warfare in Gaza is all too brutal. Israel is becoming increasingly isolated, notes international law expert Jan Hallenberg

UN rejects accusations against kidnapped personnel

UN rejects accusations against kidnapped personnel

Blacklisting outrages Israel

Blacklisting outrages Israel

Israel's UN ambassador is "appalled" that the Israeli military will be included on a forthcoming UN list of countries and armed forces that fail to protect children during war.

UN: Civilian deaths in Ukraine increased in May

UN: Civilian deaths in Ukraine increased in May

UN calls for international measures in Sahel

UN calls for international measures in Sahel

FN calls for "immediate international action" to prevent further forced relocations in Africa's troubled Sahel region, which includes Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.

Rebels storm against the UN's Swedish office

Rebels storm against the UN's Swedish office

Several aid workers and UN employees were kidnapped in Yemen on Thursday by Houthi rebels. The group reportedly attacked the office used by the UN's envoy to the country, the Swede Hans Grundberg