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The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

UN aid operations ‘paused’ in Gaza as Israeli offensive continues and ceasefire talks stall

‘The space to operate is being restricted more and more than ever,’ senior UN official warns

The Independent UK

Afghanistan Taliban Govt Rejects Criticism Of Morality Law As 'Arrogance'

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities responded on Monday to criticism of recently codified morality rules, saying rejecting the legislation without understanding Islamic law showed "arrogance".

International Business Times

Libya’s eastern government says oilfields closed over central bank spat

Rival governments have been fighting for days over the central bank’s leadership, threatening a UN-brokered peace deal.

Al Jazeera

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Taliban rejects UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public

The Taliban has rejected concerns and criticism from the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws which include a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public

The Independent UK

UN boss urges calm after Israel and Hezbollah strikes escalate conflict

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is ‘deeply concerned’ by the situation

Evening Standard

‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public

New vice and virtue restrictions offer ‘a distressing vision of Afghanistan’s future’, says UN

The Guardian - UK

Press freedom groups urge EU to punish Israel for violating media rights

Sixty global organisations have called for urgent action against Israel over ‘unprecedented’ media freedom violations.

Al Jazeera

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WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped

The U.N. health agency has launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission

The Independent UK

First Thing: Trump campaign fears grow over possible internal discord

Return of 2016 chief sparks concerns of tensions distracting voters as election looms. Plus, man taking on taking on TikTok’s gambling influencers

The Guardian - UK

Israel Strikes Gaza After Lebanon Flare-up

Israel's military struck the Gaza Strip on Monday a day after truce talks in Cairo coincided with a major but brief cross-border escalation involving Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

International Business Times

It seems clear the UK has assisted Israel’s breaches of international law. Surely Labour can do better than deny it

The new foreign secretary has access to data not available to the public – and has a duty to model respect for the law, says barrister Sam Fowles

The Guardian - UK

Macklemore cancels Dubai show over UAE’s role in ‘ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis in Sudan’

Sudan has accused UAE of fuelling a civil war in the country since April 2023

The Independent UK

‘Ta-ta and farewell’: wisecracks and tears as Brisbane sends Jack Karlson off to ‘succulent Chinese meal’ in the sky

Crowd at funeral pays tribute to enigmatic criminal who enshrined himself in Australian folklore with ‘democracy manifest’ meme

The Guardian - AU

Patients forced to flee al-Aqsa hospital in Gaza after Israeli evacuation order for nearby areas – as it happened

Military has not ordered evacuation of hospital itself but patients and medics fear it could become a target or engulfed in fighting

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The Independent UK

Its economy and infrastructure battered, can Lebanon afford a war with Israel?

The ferocious exchange of fire by Hezbollah and the Israeli military is raising fears of a regional war beyond the tense border

International Business Times

Big Polluters Urged To Pay As Key Pacific Summit Opens In Tonga

Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: "If you pollute, you should pay."

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran's foreign minister vows 'definitive' retaliation against Israel

Iran’s foreign minister again has referenced his country’s planned retaliation over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran

Al Jazeera

Gaza ceasefire hopes hang in balance as Hamas delegation leaves Cairo

Hamas has rejected new Israeli conditions, insisting on a previous US-announced deal.

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Israeli Strikes Continue In Southern Lebanon, UN Agencies Call For Ceasefire

Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon prompt UN agencies to call for a ceasefire amidst escalating tensions.

The Independent UK

Taliban vice and virtue laws provide 'distressing vision' for Afghanistan, warns UN envoy

A top UN official is warning that the Taliban’s new vice and virtue laws provide a distressing vision for Afghanistan’s future

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