The United Nations has criticized Israel’s decision to stop all deliveries of food, water, electricity and fuel to the Gaza Strip.  It is forbidden under international humanitarian law to deprive people of what they need to survive, UN High Commissioner for ... Read More

António Guterres – UN Secretary-General U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for an immediate end to attacks on Israel and the release of all hostages. He also warned Israel's army to carry out their operations in accordance with international law. "I recognize ... Read More

Russia is seeking to reclaim its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council after it was suspended by the General Assembly in April 2022 following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. "The Human Rights Council must be protected from misuse as a tool ... Read More

FILE - Media wait outside the High Court in London, on March 18, 2021. The British government's contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as the U.K. Supreme Court weighs whether it’s ... Read More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned of a "long and difficult" war, as fighting with Hamas left hundreds dead on both sides after a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group. The conflict's bloodiest escalation in decades ... Read More

Almost 50 European leaders used a summit in the southern Spanish city of Granada on Thursday to stress that they stand by Ukraine at a time when Western resolve appears weakened. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that besides maintaining such ... Read More

Kevin McCarthy For the first time in U.S. history, U.S. lawmakers voted Tuesday to remove the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from power. Republican Kevin McCarthy was removed from his position as speaker in a 216-210 vote triggered by a ... Read More

Amy Pope, the new director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 2, 2023. On assuming her post as the new director general of the International Organization for Migration, Amy Pope said ... Read More

Donald Trump Former President Donald Trump appeared in a New York state court on Monday, where a judge is considering a case that could result in the dissolution of his considerable business interests in the state and a ban against Trump ... Read More

Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The award was given to Katalin Karikó, a professor at Sagan’s University in Hungary and an adjunct professor at the ... Read More