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Israeli Forces Demolish UNRWA Buildings in “Unprecedented Attack”
UNRWA’s head called the attack “a new level of open and deliberate defiance of international law” by Israel.
UN Envoy Waltz Says US’s Goal Is to Wipe Out “Rivals” in Western Hemisphere
“You cannot continue to have the largest energy reserves in the world under the control of adversaries,” Waltz said.
Venezuelans Are Protesting US Bombing and Maduro’s Kidnapping
“People fear that there’s going to be more bombings,” said Andreína Chávez, a Venezuelan reporter based in Caracas.
Venezuelans Say They Will Continue to Resist in the Face of Trump’s Aggression
“It sounded like an earthquake, like the sky was falling down,” a journalist in Caracas said of the US strikes.
UN Warns of “Unprecedented” Hunger in Sudan as Half of Children Under 5 Starve
The UN said that Sudan’s Umm Baru is experiencing one of the worst levels of hunger recorded by its assessments.
Jailed Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers in UK Are “At Increasing Risk of Death”
UN experts, doctors, and activists have raised alarm over the repression of Palestine Action political prisoners.
US Funding for UN Aid Once Totaled $17 Billion. Trump Slashed It to $2 Billion.
The administration's deep cuts to humanitarian assistance come at a time when aid is needed more than ever.
UN Experts Express Alarm Over UK Neglect of Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers
UK authorities have refused to meet with the activists, some of whom have been on hunger strike for over 50 days.
US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker
US armed forces' seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter.
Israel Leaving Palestinians in Gaza to Freeze in Winter Storm, UN Expert Says
Winter Storm Byron slammed Gaza on Thursday, causing widespread flooding. An eight-month-old has died.