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Miche Zephany Sheldon felt strangely connected a new girl in school when she was 17 and had no idea that this was just the beginning of a whole new wo... 'I was abducted at two days old 17 years later I was reunited with my family thanks to a selfie'

Fiery-tempered and fierce-tongued Jose Mourinho softens his tone as former club Real Madrid face crunch game in Benfica. Benficas Jose to kill Real with love, says Madrid boss like his child

Rwanda began the inter-state arbitration proceedings under the asylum partnership agreement in November. Rwanda sues UK over scrapped asylum seeker deal

The president says Mexico's decision 'to sell or give oil to Cuba for humanitarian reasons' was a 'sovereign' one. Mexico vows solidarity with Cuba after oil shipment cancellation reports

The accord, among two of the worlds largest economies, would create a free trade zone of 2 billion people, as President Trump upends U.S. alliances an... Facing U.S. turmoil, Europe and India announce blockbuster trade deal

The Holocaust is a warning, that hatred can consume everything a message that feels more urgent than ever, the UN chief said on Tuesday, as antisemiti... Remembering the Holocaust: You are here because you choose hope over hate

UN-appointed independent human rights experts have raised alarm over violations of childrens rights during US immigration procedures, nearly a year af... Independent experts alarmed by child rights violations in US immigration procedures

When fighting recently intensified near her neighbourhood in Aleppo, in northern Syria, Fatima and her family had to run. Between fear and survival: Women and girls flee violence in northern Syria

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sounding the alarm over the threat of escalating violence in Jonglei state which is putting lives at risk an... South Sudan: UN and rights experts warn against risk of mass violence in Jonglei

Warning that the rule of law is being replaced by the law of the jungle, the UN Secretary-General on Monday urged world powers to recommit to internat... UN chief warns law of the jungle is replacing rule of law

The staggering amount of harmful AI-generated online content has prompted an urgent call from across the UN system for a raft of measures to protect c... From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of escalating AI threats to children

Lebanese government says it documented 2,036 Israeli breaches of Lebanon's sovereignty in the last three months of 2025. Lebanon files UN complaint against Israels daily ceasefire violations

The senior UN official in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, has issued a condemnation of the massive overnight Russian drone and missile strike on several ma... Cycle of attacks must end: Lead UN official in Ukraine

A tense standoff between the Syrian Government and Kurdish-led forces in the countrys northeast risks igniting wider instability just as Syria struggl... Syria: Renewed clashes risk derailing fragile transition

A rising trend towards government-enforced internet shutdowns with at least 300 incidents in more than 54 countries over the last two years is prompti... UN warns of rising internet shutdowns as digital blackouts spread worldwide

Russian forces launched a fresh wave of strikes across Ukraine this week which have left hundreds of thousands of families without electricity and hea... World News in Brief: Winter attacks in Ukraine, looming food aid cuts in Nigeria, drought in Kenya

The world spends billions to protect nature, but trillions are being invested in business activities that harm the environment. For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it

As President Trump launched the international Board of Peace plan for Gaza on Thursday, top independent rights experts tasked by the UN Human Rights C... Gaza: War crimes probe pledges to continue work for justice and accountability

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged countries to protect the UN Charter in a powerful speech to the Danish Parliament on Thur... Dangerous nostalgia is a threat to multilateralism, UN deputy chief tells Danish MPs

Invitations to join the board have prompted a wide range of responses, from eager assent to hedging, wait-and-see statements from bewildered world lea... Trump launches Board of Peace at Davos, testing global order

The land flattens on the approach to Birao, a cut-off town ringed by savannah in the far north of the Central African Republic, where roads dissolve i... At the edge of war: the Central African Republic's uneasy border with Sudan

Haiti is entering 2026 facing one of the most complex crises in its recent history. On Wednesday, the Caribbean island nation will be high on the inte... Haiti explained: why the crisis is deepening and what comes next

The planned reductions to parts of the alliances force structure and some advisory groups mark the Trump administrations latest move to scale back mil... Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO groups

The surreal clamor over Greenland provoked by Trump has shadowed proceedings in Davos, heightening fears of an emerging rupture between the U.S. and E... At Davos, Trumps Greenland gambit prompts European backlash

Tetsuya Yamagami pleaded guilty to shooting the former prime minister with a homemade gun in 2022, an act he tied to struggles with the Unification Ch... Killer of Japanese leader Shinzo Abe sentenced to life in prison

Russian attacks on Ukraines energy infrastructure have cut heat, electricity and water to hundreds of thousands of civilians in freezing winter condit... Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraines power grid

In 2011, a trafficker in Chile was convicted for recruiting economically vulnerable Peruvian citizens and arranging for them to be brought into the co... Human trafficking depends on corruption at every step

Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique is devastating lives and livelihoods, sharply increasing the risk of disease outbreaks and malnutrition, while... Mozambique floods heighten disease, malnutrition risks UN agencies

The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem - reportedly under ... UN strongly condemns demolition of UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem

Despite a downward trend in the use of the death penalty globally, 2025 saw an alarming increase in the number of executions in a small number of rete... Alarming increase in use of death penalty last year, despite global trend towards abolition

Since 2026, nearly 17 percent of Lebanons population has been living in a state of major food insecurity a situation that is likely to worsen in the c... World News in Brief: Food insecurity in Lebanon, Libya migrants freed, UNHCR tackles multiple emergencies despite cuts

Atrocities in Sudans Darfur region are spreading from town to town in an organized campaign of violence that includes mass executions, rape and ethnic... Sudan: Atrocities repeated town by town, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council

In Yemen, renewed political instability and economic woes linked to the war threaten to complicate the already difficult task of helping vulnerable pe... Yemen: Children are dying and its going to get worse, warns aid veteran

Leaders of the bipartisan delegation said most Americans dont want to acquire the territory, and thousands of Danes joined Hands-off Greenland protest... In Denmark, U.S. lawmakers contradict Trump on Greenland

In war-torn Sudan, local communities say they dont have enough settlements for the internally displaced, few solutions for women who have suffered sex... Amid Sudans humanitarian crisis, Chad shows act of solidarity

A staggering 55 million people across West and Central Africa are expected to suffer crisis levels of hunger, or worse, during the lean season f... Aid cuts push millions in West and Central Africa deeper into hunger

More children in war-ravaged Gaza are now back in the classroom, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday. World News in Brief: Gaza education update, the General Assembly at 80, Venezuelas humanitarian needs

Families across Ukraine are in constant survival mode amid ongoing waves of Russian missile and drone strikes that have left blocks without power for ... Ukraine: Families in survival mode amid Russian strikes and deadly cold

A government-imposed nationwide communications blackout has left Iranians outside the country scrambling to reach family and friends. Iranians abroad wait for news from loved ones amid communications blackout

Iran said that Erfan Soltani, a man said to be facing execution, would be spared. The Trump administration is weighing strikes and imposed new sanctio... Iran reopens airspace after Trump says protest crackdown has eased

The company said it had stopped Grok from undressing people on the X platform. Groks stand-alone app still does it. Stand-alone Grok app still undresses women after X curtails access to tool

As the White House considers military options in Iran, some political allies are concerned about attempting another high-risk operation or starting a ... Trump hints at Iran decision as advisers meet to prepare strike options

Iranians across the country have taken to the streets at great risk, facing a violent government crackdown. Photos emerge from Irans protests, veiled by government blackout

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated Tuesday that more than 2,000 people have been killed since demonstrations began on Dec. 28... Trump encourages Iranian protesters; rights group says 2,000 killed

PSLV-C62 Mission Suffers Third-Stage Failure, National Security Satellite Lost Indias PSLV rocket experienced consecutive failures in May 2025 and January 2026, both attributed to third-stage malfunctions. These setbacks resulted in the loss of critical national security satellites. The most recent incident, involving the PSLV-C62 mission, occurred during ISROs first launch of 2026. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has reported an anomaly encountered during the third stage (PS3) of

The UN-mandated independent human rights fact-finding mission on Iran has urged authorities to immediately restore internet access and halt the violen... Fact-finding mission urges Iran to end protest violence and restore internet

When it comes to protecting women and girls from gender-based violence, change happens when they are at the heart of every decision, according to Erin... At the heart of change: Spotlight Initiative highlights breakthroughs in tackling gender-based violence

The German capital just experienced its longest blackout since the end of World War II and authorities say it was caused deliberately by an arson atta... Berlin power outage exposes vulnerabilities in German infrastructure

One ship was seized Friday in the Caribbean, and others were spotted steaming hundreds of miles into the Atlantic. 11 tankers under U.S. sanctions defy blockade in Venezuela, satellite imagery indicates

The UN has raised serious concerns ahead of Ugandas elections scheduled for 15 January, warning they will take place in an environment marked by wides... World News in Brief: Repression in Uganda, fighting in Syrias Aleppo continues, Gaza and West Bank updates