Peace News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue Donald Trump to declare Hormuz US territory ‘soon’ Israel/OPT: Siege of Palestinian homes in Qusra marks relentless escalation in state-backed settler violence Taliban pressured by insurgents after 5 years in power Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in Brian Thompson death Jason Arday: Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead ‘Warned but not protected’: Four in ten adults in England ignore heat alerts ‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes 900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone Colombia quake: In Cali’s ruins, an ‘overwhelming sense of humanity’ Will the world’s drying lands get relief from COP17 in Mongolia? Pushing the climate crisis: How advertising fuels high-carbon lifestyles When the earth moves: six major earthquakes of 2026 US disputes reports of trying conditions on carrier in Gulf Youth advocates gather in New York to launch new AI standards New coal mine openings slow as East Asian demand plateaus Ebola tracing improves in DR Congo – but the virus is still winning the race Migrant deaths climb sharply in 2026, new UN data shows Sudan: Attacks and further displacement in Blue Nile and North Kordofan Kennedy Center board approves Trump name on facade, renovation plan Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women ‘erased from public life’ Security Council LIVE: Escalating attacks threaten peace in Yemen Occupied West Bank: Settler siege of Palestinians marks a new low: OHCHR Romania shuts nuclear plant, Hungary dams dry Danube River Young Feminist and Peace Activists on Why Militarism and Masculinity Are Two Sides of the Same Coin UN continues scaling up response to earthquake in Colombia “We’ve gone backwards” – new plastics treaty text dims hopes for production curbs Russia: Why is the Yabloko party barred from the elections? Eritrea: An emerging key player in the geopolitical gamble at the Horn Mozart tribute ends on sour note after mass figurine theft No oil, no salary: Iraqi state employees are feeling the crunch of the Hormuz blockade 25 years Ohrid Agreement: Is N. Macedonia’s peace holding? Israeli military moves as settlers besiege 3 West Bank homes Deadly attack on Red Sea ship adds to global supply chain uncertainty Gaza: Destruction of buildings rises by nearly 10 per cent since ceasefire South Africa’s offshore oil push meets grassroots resistance in court Three young activists on finding solutions to the issues that matter most to them Azerbaijan: Health of imprisoned government critics at risk as another political activist faces extradition threat Lebanon: Abolition of death penalty a landmark victory affirming justice must be rooted in human rights Key issues in Zambia’s 2026 general election World News in Brief: Afghanistan education, Myanmar flooding, Syria recovery, homecare workers in New York Disrupted monsoons force India to face climate threat Hungary’s parliament elects Orban critic as new president Ukraine: Civilian casualties hit highest level since March 2022 Can the new PKK law bring peace to Turkey? UNESCO: 2.4 million girls barred from school in Afghanistan South Africa’s top court blocks Shell’s offshore oil exploration right