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UN chief welcomes continued Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

A note to media correspondents was released by the UN on Sunday, a day after the release of three Israeli…

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Fifty countries affected by USAID freeze, says WHO chief

Sophie Hutchinson & Philippa RoxbyHealth correspondentGetty ImagesProgrammes to tackle HIV, polio, mpox and bird flu have been affected by the…

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Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chief

“We must avoid at all costs the resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to an immense tragedy,” said…

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DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and 2,880 injured in attacks by the M23 and their allies…

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Palestinians’ rights matter, says UNRWA chief

In a social media post on Friday, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that “people in Gaza have undergone systematic dehumanization” since…

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Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns

Fighting escalated sharply in late January, as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized control of parts of North Kivu, including areas near…

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Hamas confirms death of military chief Mohammed Deif

Hamas has confirmed that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip…

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Israel’s military chief resigns over 7 October 2023 failure

Israeli military and intelligence officials missed or ignored many warnings before hundreds of Hamas gunmen breached Israel's Gaza perimeter fence…

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UN stands with Ukrainians for the long-term, insists UN aid chief

In a joint appeal from Kyiv, the UN’s emergency relief chief Tom Fletcher and Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said…

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UN rights chief in historic meeting in Syria’s with caretaker authority in Damascus

Speaking from Damascus after meeting the leader of the caretaker authorities, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, Mr. Türk said that he had been…

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