PA MediaWhen talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war took an unexpected turn last week, with the leak of a peace plan said to come from the US, the Trump administration…

PA MediaWhen talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war took an unexpected turn last week, with the leak of a peace plan said to come from the US, the Trump administration…

Israel’s war in Gaza has created a “human-made abyss”, and reconstruction is likely to cost more than $70bn (£53bn) over several decades, the United Nations has said.
The UN’s trade and development agency (Unctad) said in a report that…

Saudi Arabia and Italy are tightening economic ties at a pace not seen before. At the Italy-Saudi Arabia Business Forum in Riyadh, the two countries signed 22+ agreements across energy, infrastructure, defense, transport, tech and more -…

Discussions involving US, Russian and Ukrainian officials are taking place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the latest step in the Trump administration’s attempts to push through a peace deal to end the conflict in Ukraine.
The US army secretary, Dan…

At least 127 civilians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since a ceasefire was declared nearly a year ago, the UN has said as it called for an impartial investigation into the strikes.
“We continue to witness increasing attacks by…

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Women in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan, walking to fetch water from a nearby spring as there is no water available in their village. Photo: UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell
Kabul, Afghanistan — As the world marks the…
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Briefing today
Good afternoon. At 2 p.m., there will be a briefing in this room by Annalena Baerbock (Germany), who…