Food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has been suspended due to a lack of supplies and insecurity, the UN says. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, warned its distribution centre and a World Food Programme warehouse were now inaccessible because of the ongoing Israeli military against Hamas in eastern Rafah. An […]
At the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the United Nations has reiterated its call for de-escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli border. “For the end of Ramadan, on the occasion of Eid El Fitr, UNIFIL calls for a return to the cessation of hostilities, and a move towards a permanent ceasefire and a long-term […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council urged Sudan’s warring parties on Friday to immediately halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and allow aid to get to 25 million people in desperate need of food and other assistance. Ramadan is expected to begin on or around Monday, depending on the sighting […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged Sudan’s warring parties on Thursday to halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, warning that the nearly year-long conflict threatens the country’s unity and “could ignite regional instability of dramatic proportions.” Secretary-General António Guterres’ appeal came ahead of an expected U.N. Security Council vote […]
Britain has circulated a draft UN resolution calling for an immediate end of hostilities in Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The draft, seen by The Associated Press, expresses “grave concern over the spreading violence and the catastrophic and deteriorating humanitarian situation, including crisis levels of acute food insecurity, particularly in Darfur”. […]
The mobilised Bashkirs have been trying to avoid direct participation in hostilities in Ukraine. Source: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center (NRC) Details: This happens against the backdrop of protests in Bashkortostan, provoked by the detention of Fail Alsinov, the local environmental activist and one of the Bashkir national movement leaders. After Alsinov’s arrest and his sentencing […]
Coal mines in Donetsk Oblast have been targeted for the second time in a week, causing a power outage in two of them, which had 18 workers inside. Source: press service of Ukraine’s Energy Ministry Details: Two mines with 18 workers lost power supply in Russian bombardment of Donetsk Oblast. Reports of a mineshaft in […]
Israeli government minister Benny Gantz, one of three men who make up the country’s emergency war cabinet, is threatening to intensify Israeli military action at the Israel-Lebanon border, where Hezbollah militants have been firing at northern Israel. “I want to say to the world: The situation on the northern border requires a change,” Gantz said […]
The UN Security Council has adopted a watered-down resolution calling for the immediate acceleration of aid deliveries to civilians in Gaza but without the original call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. The vote in the 15-member council was 13-0 with the United States and Russia abstaining. The vote followed a […]
The UN Security Council has adopted a watered-down resolution calling for the immediate acceleration of aid deliveries to civilians in Gaza but without the original call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. The vote in the 15-member council was 13-0 with the United States and Russia abstaining. The vote followed a […]
The UN Security Council has adopted a watered-down resolution calling for the immediate acceleration of aid deliveries to civilians in Gaza but without the original call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. The vote in the 15-member council was 13-0 with the United States and Russia abstaining. The vote followed a […]
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is contingency planning for an escalation of hostilities in the South China Sea, according to a senior military official, including a scenario where crew repel Chinese forces attempting to board Philippine vessels. Ties between the two countries have deteriorated this year after several collisions and repeated standoffs near disputed features […]