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 General Assembly Meets on New...
Philemon Yang,President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the 20th plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly on the theme “From the New Partnership for Africa’s Development to Agenda 2063: progress in the implementation of sustainable development in Africa and international support”, as well as Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.
Israel Urges the Evacuation of UN...
With Israel continues targeting Hezbollah,Israeli prime minister is urging UN peacekeeping soldiers to evacuate war-torn parts of Lebanon. After hearing that five U.N. peacekeepers had been injured in recent Israeli strikes, he made his comments.
Syrian Refugees Head Back to Syria...
A quarter of a million people, according to the UN, have left Israel’s attacks in Lebanon in the last two weeks in search of the relative safety of Syria. Having fled their country’s civil conflict for safety in Lebanon, the majority of them are Syrians who have returned home with no place to stay.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
A wide view of United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya .On the screen is Hala Bugaighis, Member of the Libyan Women, Peace and Security Advisory Group.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Sarah Kyabu Ntambwe, Executive Director of Change Your World, briefs United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Great Lakes region.
Civilians Are Caught in the Crossfire...
Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah along Lebanon’s border with Israel has escalated a year after the war that was started by Hamas’s attack on Israel. The UN estimates that the fighting has caused 200,000 people to be displaced as a result of a fresh humanitarian disaster.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Riccarda Christiana Chanda, Second Deputy Permanent Representative, Senior Legal Adviser of Switzerland to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of October, chairs the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.
Displaced in Gaza See No End to Suffering
After a year of war in Gaza, people whose homes were damaged now go about their everyday lives looking for safety and basic necessities. Eighty-six percent of Gaza’s pre-war population, or 1.9 million people, have been displaced, according to the UN. Many of them are living in camps for refugees with no access to food and medical care.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Ilwad Elman from the Elman Peace & Human Rights Centre, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.