The ceasefire in Gaza is largely holding but recent violence by Israel and Palestinian militants put the truce at risk, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday. 

The Security Council is meeting against the backdrop of Gaza’s fragile ceasefire, with ambassadors expected to urge Israel and Hamas to stick to their commitments amid renewed violence and deepening humanitarian needs. The session is likely to focus on safeguarding the truce, easing aid access restrictions and sustaining political momentum. With tensions also rising in […]

The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from a school in Nigeria, calling for the immediate release of those taken.

Washington 21 November 2025 #1 gnada Fri, 11/21/2025 – 22:35 Washington Fri, 11/21/2025 – 12:00 21 November 2025 The family of an Iranian-American dual national said that she had been detained by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on 29 September and was facing charges.

Washington 21 November 2025 #2 gnada Fri, 11/21/2025 – 22:37 Washington Fri, 11/21/2025 – 12:00 21 November 2025 President Donald Trump said: “There’s never been a time like this in the Middle East. You have peace in the Middle East now… You have Iran, which has been beaten very badly, and their nuclear capability taken […]

Israel 21 November 2025 #1 gnada Fri, 11/21/2025 – 22:32 Israel Fri, 11/21/2025 – 12:00 21 November 2025 The Israeli military said that it had killed thirteen Hamas members at a training compound in southern Lebanon, including one individual “involved in preparing attacks from Lebanon against IDF troops and Israeli civilians”.  

Lebanon 21 November 2025 #1 gnada Fri, 11/21/2025 – 22:34 Lebanon Fri, 11/21/2025 – 12:00 21 November 2025 The Israeli military said that it had killed thirteen Hamas members at a training compound in southern Lebanon, including one individual “involved in preparing attacks from Lebanon against IDF troops and Israeli civilians”.

Seventeen civilians, including women in labour and patients receiving care, were slaughtered inside a Catholic Church-run health centre in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week.

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