Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, Washington may need to " finish the job" or reach an agreement with Tehran before launching an attack on Iran as early as Sunday.
- According to the UKMTO, a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile on Thursday afternoon local time while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said around 1,000 people were detained on the sidelines of Saturday's protests.
- Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, reached China on Saturday across the recently constructed bridge.
- As it passed through Taiwan on Saturday, Typhoon Champi left over 500 people injured and at least one person dead.
- As the death toll from the terrorist attack on a church in Karak increased to nine,Jordinian King Abdullah vowed a strong response on Saturday.
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Bachelet in Human Rights Council
Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that navigating a clear path “out of the complex COVID-19 crisis, and towards an inclusive, green, sustainable, and resilient future, will be the work of this generation of world leaders – or their downfall.”
UN Rights Chief Alarmed by Reports...
U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warns escalating fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region could spiral out of control if allowed to continue much longer. More than a week of fighting between the Ethiopian army and forces of the Tigray regional government has resulted in civilian casualties and widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure. Reports of …
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Broad Sectoral Sanctions Should Urgently ...
In Iran, where at least 1,800 people have died from COVID-19, human rights reports have repeatedly emphasized the impact of sectoral sanctions on access to essential medicines and medical equipment – including respirators and protective equipment for health-care workers
Human Rights Situation Continues to Effect...
The High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said that since the presentation of her report to the Council on 5 July, “the human rights situation has continued to affect millions of people in Venezuela, with clear destabilizing impacts in the region.”
UN Security Council Considers Situation in...
Bocchit Edmond Minister for Foreign Affairs of Haiti, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Haiti