‘Cataclysmic Situation’ in Haiti Leaves 1,500 Dead in Gang Violence
The United Nations on Thursday said poor governance and increasing levels of gang violence had brought state institutions “close to collapse.”
The United Nations on Thursday said poor governance and increasing levels of gang violence had brought state institutions “close to collapse.”
The exchange came as a U.N. cease-fire demand appeared to be having little effect on the war in Gaza, and pressure increased on neighboring Jordan to sever ties with Israel.
The U.S. decision not to vote on the resolution drew criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who ordered a delegation to hold back from a planned trip to…
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In a visit to the Rafah border crossing, Secretary General António Guterres called for an immediate cease-fire and expressed solidarity with Palestinians in the territory.
The American draft resolution before the Security Council did not go far enough to end the Israel-Hamas war, Russia and China said, after the United States had vetoed three earlier…
A day after agreeing to President Biden’s request to send officials to Washington to discuss Rafah, the Israeli leader said there was no other option but to send forces into…
The warning came amid an Israeli raid on Al-Shifa Hospital. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also agreed to send military and humanitarian officials to Washington to hear the Biden administration’s concerns.
If lawmakers in the West African country vote to repeal a 2015 ban, Gambia would become the first nation to roll back protections against the practice.
The United Nations human rights office has not blamed any side for the attacks, including one on Thursday that Gazan health officials say killed 20.