Peace News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Security Council LIVE: Mounting attacks and Russian threats prompt emergency Ukraine meeting Q&A: How can African electricity access power jobs not just lightbulbs? COP31 must persuade countries to make fossil fuel transition plans  South Sudan: Renewal of UN arms embargo is key to protecting civilians Ethiopia: International community must act to safeguard press freedom ahead of national election  Ethiopia election 2026: Tigray excluded and on edge EU unblocks €16 billion in Hungary assistance as Magyar promises reforms Romania’s political crisis deepens Gaza children trapped ‘in an endless cycle of suffering’: UNICEF Conflict-related sexual violence cases more than doubled in 2025, UN warns UN honours blue helmets and calls for renewed investment in peace UN warns Ukraine war risks spiralling ‘out of control’ World News in Brief: Lebanon violence continues, Israel ‘severs ties’ with UN chief, Internal displacement in Haiti, warning to France over prison overcrowding El Niño expected to bring next record-hot year as soon as 2027 UN80 Initiative: ‘Critical new phase’ for UN reform effort Iran: Mass arbitrary arrests and political executions mark intensifying repression Ebola outbreak in DR Congo collides with conflict and hunger, WHO warns World News in Brief: Drone strike in Romania condemned, Lebanon and South Sudan updates After another battery startup bankruptcy, can Europe ever cut reliance on China? Recycling could meet half of Europe’s critical mineral needs by 2050 Putin offers debt relief to new recruits for Ukraine war Marco Rubio’s India visit signals effort to steady ties Global: Enormous data pipelines powering major generative AI systems are rooted in mass invasions of privacy by design   USA: Death Toll in Campaign of Extrajudicial Killings at Sea Nears 200 The Suez and Panama canals charge tolls. Why is Iran’s Hormuz fee triggering global outrage? UK re-chalks Dorset’s famed and feisty Cerne Abbas Giant FIFA World Cup: New York and New Jersey prosecutors probe ‘sky-high’ ticket prices Sri Lanka: Malaiyaha Tamil workers in private tea estates suffer serious labour abuses – new report “I was injured on my way through a warzone. Now I am advocating for proper body armour for women” – Ukrainian war veteran Natalia Lishchyshena on fighting for recognition and change Nicaragua: Brooklyn Rivera must be released before it is too late Turkey: Leadership dispute engulfs opposition CHP EU enlargement: Is the bloc ready to welcome new members? Crises in Amhara, Tigray cloud Ethiopia’s election 2026 Trump urges Middle East states to sign Abraham Accords India’s drug lifeline to Africa disrupted by Iran war France moves to symbolically repeal slavery legislation Ferrari unveils its first all-electric car, the 4-door Luce Iran turns internet back on, but old restrictions remain Fuel hikes: Is ride-hailing becoming a luxury in Lagos? Ukraine: EU, Germany summon Russian envoys after Moscow tells diplomats to leave Kyiv World News in Brief: Sudan and Haiti updates, Afghan women’s rights Middle East update: Airstrikes and evacuation orders in Lebanon, aid restrictions in Gaza Wars and geopolitical divisions constitute ‘dangerous erosion’ of world order, warns UN chief Global temperatures set to stay near record levels: UN weather agency Ukraine: Russian attack destroys humanitarian food aid in Dnipro International airlines urged to stick to safety measures in wake of Ebola outbreak WHO chief calls for ceasefire amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak Security Council LIVE: Founding principles of the UN facing ‘profound strain’, Guterres warns Nature cannot be ignored by Europe’s next big budget Gaza: 26 killed over Eid holiday, UN rights investigators report