Headlines- According to Yemen's government, a Houthi missile attack on the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden was survived by the prime minister and cabinet. At least five people died and sixteen were injured.
- Attacks on King Khalid International Airport between October 7 and October 11 resulted in 17 fatalities and 333 injuries, according to the spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran's navy said an oil tanker that tried to cross a forbidden area in the Sea of Oman is on fire in the eastern portion of the Strait of Hormuz.
- After a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon on Thursday, at least three people—including children—have died.
- Nidal Hasan, a convicted military base shooter who killed 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was canceling plans to broadcast the execution live.
- Only a few days after undergoing surgery, Pope Leo XIV resumed work, the Vatican press office announced on Thursday.
Tag: United Nations
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Syria...
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed signs a book of condolences on the passing of Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, former President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
‘Don’t Forget Tibet,’ Group Urges UN...
Chinese authorities now maintain a tight grip on Tibet and on Tibetan-populated regions of western Chinese provinces, restricting Tibetans’ political activities and peaceful expression of cultural and religious identities, and subjecting Tibetans to imprisonment, torture, and extrajudicial killings
UN Security Council Considers Non-Proliferation
Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and supporting the Non-proliferation Treaty ahead of the 2020 Review
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Syria
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the latest developments in Syria. At right is Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General on 21 February 2020 at United Nations, New York
UN Security Council Considers Situation in...
Olof Skoog Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic
UN Secretary-General Visits Lahore Fort
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is in Pakistan to attend the International Conference on 40 Years of Hosting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, which is being organized by the Government of Pakistan and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Refugee Summit in Pakistan
2.7 million Afghans are registered as refugees worldwide, with just over half – 1.4 millio, in Pakistan. Their needs, and those of the communities hosting them, are the focus of the conference, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in his opening statement
UN Secretary-General Meets Refugees in Pakistan
United Natiins Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with refugees in Islamabad during his official visit to the country. Today, Pakistan is the world’s second largest host of refugees
UN Secretary-General Meets King and Queen...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Press Briefing on Upcoming UN Ocean...
Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Permanent Representative of Palau and co-facilitator to oversee the preparatory process of the 2020 UN Ocean Conference and conclude the intergovernmental consultations on the declaration, speaks at the press briefing on the UN Ocean Conference, to be held during 2 to 6 June 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal