escalation

Canada Quietly Advances F-35 Purchase Despite Trump Tensions, Annexation Threats & Trade War Escalation

Amid escalating political tensions with the Trump administration — including annexation rhetoric, tariff threats, and a sweeping review of defence…

6 months ago

UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank

Ajith Sunghay, Head of OHCHR’s Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), told UN News that the escalation has caused…

12 months ago

Israel’s military takeover of Gaza City would mark ‘a dangerous escalation’: Guterres

The announcement following an Israeli cabinet meeting “marks a dangerous escalation and risks deepening the already catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians, and could further…

1 year ago

Iran Declares ‘Victory’ Over Israel, Blames U.S. for Escalation, as China Hosts Defence Talks With Russia and Iran Amid Middle East Turmoil

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that the United States had “gained nothing” from its military involvement during the…

1 year ago

Haiti’s destiny ‘bright’ despite terrifying escalation of violence

Haiti is faced with a multifaceted crisis including rising gang violence, political instability, the displacement of over 700,000 people as…

2 years ago

Syria crisis: more than 280,000 uprooted in northwest escalation

Aid has continued to flow from Türkiye across three border crossings into the embattled northwest and the UN World Food…

2 years ago

Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised

Renewed fighting last week led by the terrorist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other armed factions has engulfed parts…

2 years ago

‘Reverse dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine, UN official urges, amid ballistic missile strike

“The latest developments follow the already disturbing reports of troops from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) being deployed…

2 years ago

Jeremy Bowen: Iran faces hard choices between risks of escalation or looking weak

Israel has set the pace of escalation since the spring. It sees Iran as the crucial backer of the Hamas…

2 years ago

UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israeli strikes on Iran

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN chief, said in a statement that António Guterres is “deeply alarmed” by the continued…

2 years ago