Middle East
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Syria: Renewed clashes risk derailing fragile transition
A tense standoff between the Syrian Government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast risks igniting wider instability just as…
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Gaza: War crimes probe pledges to continue work for justice and accountability
As President Trump launched the international Board of Peace plan for Gaza on Thursday, top independent rights experts tasked by…
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Cold kills another infant in Gaza as West Bank displacement intensifies
Another child in the Gaza Strip has died from hypothermia as winter weather continues to whip the enclave, the UN…
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Prison breaks and renewed clashes raise alarm in northeast Syria
The United Nations continues to monitor developments in northeast Syria following clashes between government troops and the Kurdish-led SDF militia…
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UN strongly condemns demolition of UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem
The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem…
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Yemen’s fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis
A fragile political calm in Yemen is fraying, with renewed instability and aid restrictions deepening hunger, illness and displacement for…
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East Jerusalem: Forced shutdown of UN clinic signals escalating disregard for international law
The temporary closure of a UN-run health centre in East Jerusalem is the latest phase in “a pattern of deliberate…
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Gaza: A ceasefire that still kills children is not enough, says UNICEF
Airstrikes, drone attacks and hypothermia continue in Gaza despite the ceasefire, with more than 100 youngsters killed since early October,…
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Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns
The humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip remains extremely serious, with harsh winter weather threatening to reverse recent gains in…
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Aid continues despite winter hardship in Gaza and West Bank, UN says
Despite harsh winter conditions and continuing access constraints, the UN and partners are maintaining large-scale humanitarian operations in Gaza and…
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