Indonesia: Panic as 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Sulawesi, no casualties reported
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Wednesday morning, triggering panic but causing no reported damage or casualties....
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UN migration chief breaks silence on Gaza evacuation, says “we wouldn’t be involved in any kind of forced movement”
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will not participate in any forced evacuation of Palestinians from Gaza, its director Amy...
Human Rights Watch urges EU to condemn Israel’s ‘atrocity crimes’ at Brussels meeting
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on European Union representatives to use Monday’s EU-Israel Association Council meeting in Brussels as...
Indian Muslim teen Mahmood Akram stuns global community by mastering 400 languages while pursuing multiple degrees
Mahmood Akram, a 19-year-old prodigy from India, has stunned the global community with his unparalleled mastery of 400 languages, a...
Sudan crisis could worsen as paramilitary forces push for parallel government, UN warns
The United Nations has raised an alarm, stressing that the ongoing conflict in Sudan could deepen if the paramilitary Rapid...
Russia-Ukraine war: President Trump reveals timeline ahead of talks with Putin in Saudi Arabia
US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that his anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia might...
Malaysian, Egyptian leaders reject plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi have jointly rejected any proposals to forcibly displace Palestinians...
MPAC demands probe into explosive allegations of USAID funding Boko Haram
The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) has issued a strong call for an urgent investigation into shocking allegations that the...
North Korea denounces Trump Gaza takeover plan, calls US ‘ferocious robber’
North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has launched a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump’s plan to...
Elon Musk retracts claim of $50 million condom shipment to Gaza
Billionaire Elon Musk has retracted his previous claim that the US was planning to send $50 million worth of condoms...
UN Human Rights Office expresses worry over “emaciated images” of hostages, prisoners in Gaza ceasefire exchange
Thameen Al-Kheetan, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, has expressed deep distress over the images of “emaciated Israeli hostages...
Video: ‘They are now coming back to communities without basics to survive,’ UNICEF warns as children return to Gaza
UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram has warned that children returning to north Gaza lack the basics to survive. Describing the overwhelming...
Video: UN relief chief calls for urgent rebuilding of Gaza hospitals, recalls how doctors performed surgeries under sniper watch
The United Nations humanitarian affairs chief, Tom Fletcher, has urged for immediate resources to rebuild Gaza’s hospitals, which have suffered...
Global support for ICC surges following U.S. sanctions over Israeli war crimes probe
Over 70 countries, including France, Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands, reaffirmed their backing for the International Criminal Court (ICC),...
ICC denounces sanction by US, reassures firmness to continue judicial exercise
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has vowed to continue its judicial work despite sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump....
Australia: Planned antisemitic attack thwarted in Sydney
Australian police have successfully disrupted a planned antisemitic attack after uncovering a caravan filled with explosives in an outer Sydney...
Gaza: Over 13,000 children killed, estimated 25,000 injured, UN says
The war in Gaza has inflicted catastrophic consequences on children, with over 13,000 killed, approximately 25,000 injured, and 25,000 hospitalized...
WHO plans cost-cutting measures following U.S. withdrawal
The World Health Organization (WHO) will implement cost-cutting strategies and reassess health program priorities after the United States announced its...
UN cries out, says funding shortages threaten aid operations in Gaza
The United Nations has raised concerns over potential funding shortfalls that could jeopardize its ability to sustain critical aid deliveries...
Video: Three Israeli captives reunite with families following ceasefire agreement
Hamas, through its armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, has handed over three Israeli captives—Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher—to...
WHO urges unrestricted access as ceasefire takes full effects
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared its readiness to deliver critical humanitarian aid to Gaza amid the truce between...
ICRC confirms role in complex captive, detainee exchange in Gaza, Israel
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed its pivotal role in facilitating the release and transfer of...
UN agencies respond to ceasefire between Hamas, Israel, highlight urgent humanitarian needs
The recent ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, aimed at halting a devastating conflict that has left significant destruction across...
UN decries Israeli restrictions on Gaza aid
The United Nations on Wednesday has raised concerns over the severe Israeli restrictions hindering aid efforts in Gaza, where civilians...
Malaysian appeals court grants ex-PM access to contested document
Malaysia's Court of Appeal on Monday approved a request by former Prime Minister Najib Razak, currently imprisoned over the infamous...
UN Security Council convenes emergency session on Israeli strikes on Gaza hospitals
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency session today to tackle the intensifying crisis in the Middle...
Ford reports X account ‘briefly compromised’ following pro-Palestinian posts
Ford Motor Company confirmed Monday that its X account was hacked, resulting in the posting of unauthorized pro-Palestinian messages. In...
Tensions escalate in Damascus as Syrian insurgents tighten security
Tensions in Syria's capital, Damascus, have surged following violent clashes between Islamist insurgents and supporters of the ousted Bashar Assad...
UN aircrew member severely injured in Israeli airstrike on Yemen
A UN aircrew member was among those who were wounded after Israeli forces pounded Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport The aircrew...
Yemen: UN boss expresses deep concern following Israeli attack on Sana’a International Airport
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed strong condemnation of the rising violence involving Yemen and Israel, according to his associate...
Azerbaijan declares day of mourning after plane crash in Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan observed a national day of mourning Thursday following the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet in Kazakhstan on...
India intensifies crackdown on child marriages, 5,000 arrests made
A major crackdown on illegal child marriages in India's Assam state has led to nearly 5,000 arrests, with 416 individuals...
Qatar, OIC commend UN resolution referring UNRWA ban to ICJ
Qatar has welcomed the adoption of a United Nations General Assembly resolution requesting the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to...
Meta policies under fire for stifling Palestinian voices
Meta’s alleged censorship of Palestinian content on Facebook and Instagram is having a "devastating" effect on Palestinians amid the ongoing...
New HIV prevention drug set for global rollout by 2026
A new long-acting preventive HIV drug, lenacapavir, could be introduced in the world’s poorest countries by late 2025 or early...
WHO describes ‘appalling’ conditions at northern Gaza hospital amid Israeli hostilities
A humanitarian team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has reached one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, describing the...
NCJW applauds Biden-Harris administration strategy to combat Islamophobia, Anti-Arab hate
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) has expressed strong support for the Biden-Harris Administration’s newly unveiled National Strategy to...
76th anniversary of Genocide Convention: UN chief warns of genocide threat amid Israel offensive on Gaza
Today marks 76 years since the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,...
Australian police hunt 3 suspects in ‘terrorist’ synagogue arson
Australian authorities have launched a manhunt for three suspects linked to an arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in...
International community reacts following Assad regime collapse
Nations across the world have urged for calm, unity, and reconstruction in Syria following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s...
Australia defends antisemitism record after backlash from Netanyahu
The Australian government on Saturday defended its efforts to combat antisemitism after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused it of...
Donor countries pledge record $100 billion for poorest nations
In a historic move, donor countries have pledged a record $100 billion for the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA)...
Australia: Officials react as arsonists damage Melbourne synagogue
Arsonists severely damaged the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday, an act that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned...
UNICEF urges end to Gaza violence after death of premature baby
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for an immediate end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza following the...
UN observes International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
The United Nations marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, emphasizing the enduring struggles faced by Palestinians...
15,000 pregnant women in Gaza face severe hunger crisis, UN warns
The Gaza Strip is witnessing a dire humanitarian crisis, with 50,000 pregnant women at heightened risk due to extreme conditions,...
Aid efforts in Gaza thwarted by Israeli access restrictions, OCHA declares
The United Nations humanitarian agency, OCHA, has revealed persistent barriers to delivering critical aid to the northern Gaza Strip, where...
UN chief condemns renewed use of land mines following global progress on ban
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has voiced strong concern over the resurgence of anti-personnel land mine usage, days after the U.S....
2024 deadliest year for humanitarian workers, OCHA reports 281 deaths globally
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that 2024 is now the deadliest year...
UN warns of looming famine as Gaza bakeries shut down
Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the United Nations, has raised alarm over the critical food crisis in Gaza. He said several...
Hamas rejects hostage deal without end to war
In a televised interview with Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV on Wednesday, Khalil al-Hayya, the acting chief of Hamas in Gaza, reaffirmed...
Reporters Without Borders lashes Israel for branding Gaza journalists as “terrorists”
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has strongly criticized Israel for labeling journalists in Gaza as "terrorists," calling the move an alarming...
Biden pledges historic $4bn to World Bank’s fund for poorest nations
The outgoing U.S. President, Joe Biden, has committed $4 billion to the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) fund, which...
UN chief urges immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon ahead of G20 Summit
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, emphasizing the urgency of addressing...
UN committee alleges genocide by Israel, reports 25,000 tonnes of explosives dropped on Gaza, matching power of two nuclear bomb
The UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices has accused Israel of employing warfare tactics in Gaza that align with...
Global diabetes cases surpass 800 million, majority left untreated, study reveals
A recent study has revealed that over 800 million adults worldwide have diabetes, nearly double previous estimates. In 2022, around...
UN Security Council denounces Israel, calls for protection of peacekeepers, civilians amid escalating clashes in southern Lebanon
The UN Security Council has condemned recent attacks in southern Lebanon by Israel that left several UN peacekeeping troops injured,...
“Humanitarian situation in Gaza is rapidly deteriorating” – UNRWA warns
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has issued an urgent warning about the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza,...
UN knocks Israel continue raids on Gaza, says women, children account for most victims
In response to the raging war in Gaza, the United Nations has condemned the massive civilian toll in the besieged...
Again, UNIFIL flays Israeli army over alleged deliberate attack on its premises
The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has accused the Israeli army of intentionally damaging one of its bases...