Somalia, the United Nations (UN) and their partners on Wednesday marked World Humanitarian Day by paying tribute to the dedication and courage of aid workers across the country.In a joint
The United Nations condemns unequivocally Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s remarks about intentionally killing people in Gaza, a UN spokesperson said Wednesday.Asked whether UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns
The head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, held a phone call with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani last week in which they discussed Turkey’s military presence in Syria,
Heavy rains linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon caused flooding in Peru on Wednesday that disrupted access to the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, closed roads due to
President Donald Trump’s administration has told Congress it is sending more than $206 million for a proposed Gaza peacekeeping force, the first significant funding for the stalled U.S. plan to
Lebanese authorities handed a former senior Syrian army officer to Damascus on Wednesday to face charges including murder and torture, Syria’s interiorministry said, marking the first handover of an Assad-era
The United States on Tuesday (Aug 18) imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan and another senior official as part of Washington’s campaign against what it
At least nine people were killed and several others injured in a fire at a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata on Aug 19, a senior fire department official
United States President Donald Trump announced late on the night of Aug 18 he was putting a three-day pause on new 50 per cent tariffs set to go into effect
A record number of humanitarian workers were attacked last year, driven partly by increased use of armed drones, the United Nations said on Wednesday, calling the trend “appalling”.Some 907 aid