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.
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UN Deputy Secretary-General Meets Prime Minister...
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed meets Barham Salih, incoming UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Situation...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) briefs reporters on the situation in Gaza. At second from right is Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Mariam Jalabi, Co-founder of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Yemen
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on Yemen at UN Headquarters.
AI-Powered Violence Against Women
Acts of digital abuse created and disseminated by AI technology that cause physical, sexual, psychological, social, political, or economic harm or other violations of women’s rights and freedoms are referred to as “AI-powered violence against women.”
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Ban Ki-moon, Elder emeritus and Former Secretary-General, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on Leadership for peace under the theme maintenance of international peace and security
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Mohamed Javid Abdelmoneim, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance...
A wide view of the United Nations Security Council meeting on the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.
UN Security Council Members Visit Beirut
Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon, hosts a lunch for the United Nations Security Council members at the Grand Serail, headquarters of the Prime Minister of Lebanon, in Beirut.
United Nations Fight Against Cyber Crime
For the purpose to increase international cooperation in the fight against cybercrime, the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime: Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes was adopted in 2024.