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 Security Council Meets on Threats...
Dorothy Shea, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States Mission to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of December, chairs the Security Council meeting on threats to International Peace and Security in Yemen and Israel.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Vanessa Frazier, Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, introduces a resolution at the Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, chairs the United Nations Security Council meeting on Maintenance of International Peace and Security and Artificial Intelligence.
Permanent Representative of Israel Briefs Press...
Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, briefs reporters prior to the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
UN General Assembly Meets on Reports...
Robin de Vogel, Rapporteur for the Third Committee and First Secretary at Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN, addresses the UN General Assembly meeting on Reports of the Third Committee.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Kazuyuki Yamazaki, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya.
UN Security Council Meets on Threats...
Dina A. Gilmutdinova, Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN, addresses the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Roya Mahboob, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Digital Citizen Fund, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.
Malawian Students,Farmers Benefit From New Feeding...
In Malawi, a new initiative is changing the lives of students and smallholder farmers. The U.N. World Food Program is promoting the Home-Grown School Feeding Program, which is bridging the gap between agriculture and public primary schools, improving student nutrition while providing farmers more economic power.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT).