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Iran responds to missile attack on Israel, warning of crushing response to further aggression. Tensions escalate with calls for UN intervention.

About 200 ballistic missiles fired towards cities in Israel as the IDF invades southern Lebanon

Israel has launched its sixth incursion into Lebanese territory since 1978. Here’s a timeline of how this seemingly unending conflict has evolved.

UN Secretary-General calls for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon to prevent all-out war. Guterres engages with stakeholders to de-escalate the crisis.

Recently, the US ambassador to the United Nations announced America’s support for the creation of two new permanent UN security council seats for African states. Gary Wilson, a scholar of international law and relations – specifically issues related to the United Nations – argues that although Africa’s time may have…

President Joe Biden's restrictions on asylum endanger the lives of people fleeing poverty and violence, UNHCR said

Residents told to leave homes ‘immediately’ for the country’s north after shelling launched from Israel

Here’s what world leaders said during the annual UNGA session about Israel’s war on Gaza.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has yet to replace the ambassadors he recalled a year ago, leaving only the country’s UN permanent representative. Nigeria has 109 diplomatic missions worldwide, comprising 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 consulates. The Conversation Africa asked Sheriff Folarin, an international relations expert and the author…

Israel responds to Hezbollah's violations of UN Resolution 1701 with a limited ground operation in Lebanon to protect civilians.

Israel has launched a ground incursion into southern Lebanon which it describes as limited and focused