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 Visits Haiti
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visits Camp Vertières in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
UN Security Council Extends Mandate of...
Leonor Zalabata Torres, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of June, chairs the meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.
Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS Press...
Angeli Achrekar, Deputy Executive Director and Global Practice Lead of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), briefs reporters on its new report with latest data on HIV from 2025.
Launch Event of Muscat Plan of...
Mohammed bin Said Al Mamari, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs of Oman, addresses the launch event of the Muscat Plan of Action for Traditional and Indigenous Leaders and Peoples in Countering and Addressing Hate Speech and Preventing Genocide and Atrocity Crimes and their incitement through Peace Mediation.
President of Colombia Briefs Press
Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of the Republic of Colombia and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of June, briefs reporters after chairing the Security Council meeting on advancing political solutions in the Middle East: mediation and dialogue for a lasting peace, under the agenda item maintainance of international peace and security.
UN Security Council Meets on Central...
Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General of the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Central African region.
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Naseer Ahmed Faiq, Charge d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Briefs...
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, on the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (29 May).
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
UN General Assembly Holds Election of...
The delegation of Kyrgyzstan celebrates being elected as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2027-2028 during the 86th plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly.