Middle East
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Security Council LIVE: Concerns grow over nuclear safety after UAE drone strike
The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session in New York to discuss the situation in the Middle East…
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UN underscores protection of nuclear sites following drone strike on Emirati plant
The head of the UN atomic watchdog on Monday underscored the need to safeguard nuclear security in wartime, a day…
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Palestine: Killings, destruction and settler encroachment continues
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has reduced the scale of violence in the Gaza Strip but killings and destruction…
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Israeli military strikes add to civilian suffering in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon
Civilians across Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon continue to face mounting hardship as conflict, displacement and ongoing military operations…
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LIVE UPDATES: UN committee commemorates the 78th anniversary of the Nakba
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People meets Friday at the UN Headquarters to…
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Funding shortfalls force deep cuts to Syria food assistance: WFP
Millions of Syrians are at growing risk of hunger after severe funding shortages forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP)…
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Lebanon: UN peacekeeping force warns drone incidents near its positions are putting personnel at risk
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that escalating drone activity and nearby explosions involving suspected Hezbollah…
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Children shot, stabbed and pepper-sprayed in occupied West Bank
Israeli military operations and surging settler attacks in the occupied West Bank are killing and maiming a growing number of…
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Middle East: Deadly weekend in Lebanon, continued violence in Gaza
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to deteriorate despite the ceasefire announced last month with Israel, the United Nations said…
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Strait of Hormuz de-escalation is urgent, says UN chief
As the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens and tensions between Iran and the United States remain unresolved, oil prices rose…
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