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Finnish parliament strikes down initiative aimed at restricting weapons purchases from Israel
Finland has placed orders exceeding 800 million euros for weapons from Israel. The largest single acquisition was the David's Sling air defense system, purchased in 2023 for 316 million euros.
Human rights groups accuse Iran of hanging victim of child marriage as regime steps up executions
World Bank warns of 16% rise in commodity pricing over Hormuz closure
Qatar’s alleged influence over ICC prosecutor raises concerns about legal neutrality - editorial
Iran tells UN chief it will respond 'decisively' if subjected to military aggression
US President Donald Trump's rhetoric towards Iran "signals a real risk of military aggression," Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations said in the letter, adding that Iran did not want a war.
New York UN School ignored Jewish teacher's antisemitism complaints, investigated her instead
Nadine Sébag filed a complaint against the UNIS, stating that administrators and senior leadership were fully aware of the harassment and did nothing to prevent it.
IDF, Hamas committed atrocity crimes in Gaza, UN report claims
A UN report claims the IDF, Hamas, and other groups committed war crimes in Gaza, including ethnic cleansing and hostage mistreatment.
RSF's mass killings of non-Arabs in Sudan's al-Fashir points to genocide, UN probe says
At the end of October last year, the RSF took over al‑Fashir, which had been the last remaining stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces in the Darfur region in the west of the country.
Gideon Sa'ar responds to Yvette Cooper’s criticism of Israel during UN Security Council meeting
Gideon Sa'ar sharply responded to Yvette Cooper's criticism of Israel's land policies at the UN, referencing the Balfour Declaration and historical British support for a Jewish homeland.
UN Security Council calls urgent meeting to discuss recent Israeli West Bank policies
The session, initiated by the British Foreign Secretary, comes less than a week after the Israeli government reopened land registration in Area C for the first time since 1967.
Besieged Kobane faces humanitarian disaster amid Syrian government, SDF deadlock
Reports say Kobane's ‘roads remain closed, while food and medical supplies are barred from entry’ to an area of 600,000 people.
United Nations: Language shapes gender equality negotiations - opinion
The behind-the-scenes journey from draft to deal raises uncomfortable questions about whom the UN truly serves, and for what purpose.
Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
UN experts said crimes outlined in documents released by the United States Justice Department were committed against a backdrop of supremacist beliefs, racism, corruption, and extreme misogyny.
Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face risk of being raped, tortured, UN declares
A report published on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission said migrants are rounded up and abducted by criminal trafficking networks.
