The US vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, blocking an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. Instead, the US proposed a rival resolution for a temporary ceasefire. Talks between the US, Egypt, Israel, and Qatar are ongoing. Russia and China previously vetoed US resolutions. Britain abstained. Source linkContinue Reading

THE HAGUE: Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at United Nations’ highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legitimate defence of its people and it was Hamas militants who were guilty of genocide.Israel described the allegations leveled by South Africa as hypocritical and said oneContinue Reading

GENEVA: The United Nations voiced concern Friday about “increased repression of media freedom” in Guinea and urged the military-led authorities to change course immediately.Since May, restrictions on non-official media have multiplied with social networks and private radio stations cut off, news websites interrupted or suspended and journalists detained.“Journalists have beenContinue Reading

UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO/JERUSALEM: The UN Security Council approved a toned-down bid to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza on Friday that stopped short of a call for a ceasefire, hours after Israel signalled it was widening its ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave. The US, which is Israel’s main ally and hadContinue Reading

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday denounced the UN Security Council after the United States vetoed a ceasefire resolution for Gaza, describing the international body as the ‘Israel protection council’.“Since October 7, the security council has become an Israel protection and defence council,” Erdogan said.The United States onContinue Reading

GENEVA: Many of the Afghan families being driven out of Pakistan have no homes to return to and will struggle to feed themselves through the harsh winter, the United Nations warned on Friday.The UN refugee agency UNHCR says more than 370,000 people have returned to Afghanistan since October 3, whenContinue Reading

NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu justified the killing of Gaza residents during the Israel-Hamas conflict by referencing the ‘Amalek‘ theory, which is based on a nation mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. This theory has been used to support the military actions against Gaza in the ongoing conflict thatContinue Reading