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Jerusalem Municipality disputes UNRWA claim of Shuafat facility takeover

'The municipality intends to open educational institutions at the site for the benefit of residents of the surrounding neighborhoods.'

General view of Safra square, the Jerusalem municipality building, in Jerusalem, February 21, 2024.
An Iranian policeman holds up a package of seized Afghan-made drugs during a media tour in the southeastern city of Zahedan, on July 19, 2011; illustrative

UN helped Iran expand anti-drug crackdown despite execution concerns

Soldiers from the al-Qaeda-linked National Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA) patrol the streets of Kidal, on May 8, 2026.

A $50 million hostage ransom funded al-Qaeda terrorism in West Africa, UN says

A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23, 2026.

Yemen UN envoy warns Security Council of regional escalation amid Iran-backed Houthi attacks


‘We are not going anywhere’: Danon defends West Bank settlements at UN meeting

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon rejected claims that West Bank settlements are obstacles to peace, telling the Security Council that they would remain and continue to grow.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a meeting at the United Nations headquartes in New York City, March 20, 2025.

Torture of Ukrainian prisoners 'widespread and systematic,' UN rights official says

Khuan Alberto Levya Garsiya, still an active member of the Ukrainian military, said his Russian captors subjected him to every imaginable form of torture during 1,183 days in captivity.

 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) smile after a swap in Chernihiv region

Kosovo stood with Ukraine, Zelensky’s words in Belgrade were a painful betrayal - opinion

For Kosovars, Ukraine’s suffering was not something distant or abstract. We know what it means to watch civilians flee their homes. That history is one reason Kosovo embraced Ukraine so strongly.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte after talks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 3, 2026.

Pakistan says defense pact with Turkey, Saudi Arabia is 'purely defensive,' open to other nations

He said the Mecca Agreement is the result of several years of discussions and mutual consultations, aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation to address various security challenges, promote peace.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on after they signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.

Palestinian rejectionism, not poverty, remains the main obstacle for peace with Israel - opinion

The United Nations Partition Plan of 1947 offered a two-state solution with clear borders, and the Arab states and Palestinian leadership rejected it and launched a war instead.

Freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, gesture, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025

UAE condemns alleged Iranian attack on ADNOC vessel in Hormuz

The UAE accused Iran of targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as ADNOC says 15 of its vessels have been attacked since the conflict began.

Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026.

'Facts prevail over fiction,' Danon says as new UNICEF-led survey challenges Gaza famine claims

The nutrition survey, which was coordinated by the UNICEF, showed that children in Gaza have low levels of acute malnutrition.

Displaced Palestinian children look out of their shelter in Gaza City, June 15, 2026

Proposed Hormuz passage deal not feasible for shipping industry, sources say

Under the latest proposal, Tehran would be able to intervene if necessary with any inbound traffic, while outbound traffic would follow a route between Iran and Oman.

Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026.

Iranians begging for more strikes are the ones with the most to lose

It took the UN three weeks to say anything. It would have taken hours anywhere else. Jonathan Harounoff, who spent two years there, on the silence around Iran's dead.

Millions of Iranians have taken part in demonstrations abroad over the past two months, calling on opposition forces to form a united front against the Islamic Republic.

High Court to hear challenge to laws restricting UNRWA operations, claims of impact on population

The petition was filed by 10 Palestinian residents, together with Adalah and Gisha. UNRWA itself is not a petitioner in the case.

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.