The U.S. military said its forces carried out multiple precision strikes in Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen amid escalating tensions in the region.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep alarm over Afghanistan's recent decision to revoke the licenses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that continue to employ Afghan women in the country.
2024 marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of a UN commitment to protect children from being recruited as soldiers. However, armed groups have increased the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.
Repeated Israeli attacks on Gaza's hospitals and nearby operations have brought Gaza's health care system to its knees, according to a report issued Tuesday by the U.N. human rights office.
Israel's pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse, with catastrophic effect on Palestinians' access to health and medical care, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR is deeply alarmed by the ongoing situation in Mozambique, where post-election unrest has forced thousands to flee their homes, including to seek safety in neighbouring countries.
Post-election unrest in Mozambique has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. In Malawi, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the government have identified around 2,000 who crossed into the country in the past week. In neighbouring Eswatini, another 1,000 people have arrived. Amongst the new arrivals are refugees and asylum seekers of various nationalities who have been living in Mozambique. UNHCR is
After Azerbaijan's president accused Russia of accidentally shooting down an airliner and covering up the cause, public anger in the Caucasian country is mounting against Moscow for its handling of the incident.
The Yemeni deputy minister of information says the missiles fired by the country's Armed Forces reached the airspace of the occupied territories without being intercepted by Israel.
A senior member of the political bureau of Yemen's Ansarullah movement has said that the country's army will keep pressing ahead with its operations against the Zionist regime in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Russia has slammed American and British airstrikes on Yemeni territories, saying such attacks are aggression against an independent and sovereign Arab country.
The US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations during her address to the Security Council while condemning the recent Yemeni operations against the Zionist regime, accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of being fueling tensions with its unrelenting support for Yemen's Ansarullah Movement.
Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani has harshly reacted to the latest rhetoric by the United States and Britain at a UN Security Council meeting, saying the accusations of Iran's interference in the Red Sea are "baseless claims" designed to escalate tensions and create an excuse for further instability in the region by the United States and its allies.
The deputy chief of Hezbollah's Political Council has underscored the readiness of the Lebanese resistance movement to respond to the Israeli violations of a 60-day ceasefire, warning that day 61 will be different if the Zionist regime does not withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon.
Arab and Yemeni media reported on Tuesday that US and British fighter jets conducted multiple airstrikes on various locations in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a.
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) has reported a 6% reduction in the population of Gaza, attributing the decline to "genocidal actions" by the Israel regime.
The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) and Mapri Ehitus OÜ have signed a contract for the design and construction of the Kõpu radar post, which will be funded by the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Facility. The new radar post will have a detection range extending beyond Estonia's borders in every direction.
The EU and its Member States have underlined in the 17 December Council conclusions the positive developments in Kosovo regarding the electoral framework, based on EU's recommendations, ahead of the 9 February elections. While Kosovo and its citizens enjoy a vivid democracy, the non-certification of a political party because of political considerations rather than legal procedures would be a serious setback.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted multiple precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Sana'a and coastal locations within Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, Dec. 30 and 31.
The following is the joint statement released by the Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, and Japan. The Quad is a diplomatic network of four countries committed to supporting a free and open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient.
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