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New UN cybercrime treaty asks countries to share data and extradite suspects

Dozens of countries sign new UN cybercrime treaty, but not everyone is pleased with the result.

TechRadar · Oct 27, 2025

UN warns of ethnically motivated 'atrocities' in Sudan's El-Fasher

The UN rights chief warned Monday that the Sudanese city of El-Fasher was in an "extremely precarious situation", with the likelihood of "ethnically-motivated violations and atrocities" rising after paramilitary forces claimed control.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 27, 2025

ICJ tells Israel to let UN aid flow into Gaza – but UN’s own failures throughout the war loom large

The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanded that Israel allow aid into Gaza in an advisory opinion on October 22. It held that Israel is in breach of its obligations as a UN member state by having failed to do so adequately over the past two…

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2025

Sudanese paramilitaries claim to have taken control of Darfur's El-Fasher

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it's taken full control of El-Fasher – the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region in the west of the country.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 26, 2025

U.S. and U.N. Impose Sanctions on Ex‑Haitian Security Official Over 2021 President's Killing and Gang Ties

The action also included Kempes Sanon, leader of the Bel Air gang and one of Viv Ansanm's key allied groups.

Latin Times · Oct 26, 2025

The war in Gaza is supposed to be over. But be warned: without truth and justice, it will never truly end

A fragile ceasefire is in place, but what’s needed is an international tribunal for resolution and reparation. That’s the only route to lasting peace, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2025

A bomb in Gaza’s rubble badly wounds six-year-old twins who thought it was a toy

The children had been playing near their damaged home when they discovered a round object

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025

‘I am not done’: Kamala Harris says she may run for president again

In a BBC interview, former vice-president says she isn’t done with politics and could ‘possibly’ be the next president

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2025

Rebuilding devastated Gaza after two years of war is a monumental task. Who is going to pay for it?

Donald Trump has declared peace in the Middle East and secured a fragile ceasefire. What happens next is not so clear, James C. Reynolds reports

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025

Left-wing firebrand Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide

Catherine Connolly says she will be ‘an inclusive president for all of you’ after winning the election

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025