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Venezuela earthquakes: International rescue teams join the search for survivors as death toll surpasses 1,400
Venezuela earthquakes: International rescue teams join the search for survivors as death toll surpasses 1,400 By Laura Quiñones 27 June 2026 Humanitarian Aid...
Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread
Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread “We have seen an unprecedented spike in new types of drugs...
Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief
Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief “Those responsible for violations of the law must be held to account,...
Strait of Hormuz: UN evacuates 2,500 seafarers before attack freezes rescue operation
Strait of Hormuz: UN evacuates 2,500 seafarers before attack freezes rescue operation The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that 115 ships carrying roughly...
Guterres urges renewed commitment to multilateralism on UN Charter Day
Guterres urges renewed commitment to multilateralism on UN Charter Day “The Charter was a promise to the world: That humanity can choose cooperation...
Sudan: Window is closing to prevent wider escalation in El Obeid
Sudan: Window is closing to prevent wider escalation in El Obeid Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacekeeping Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo briefed the Security Council...
Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts
Global perspective Human stories © WFP/Gustavo Vera Rescue workers search through the rubble of a building which was destroyed in the earthquakes that...
Venezuela quake: ‘People still terrified to re-enter what were their homes’
Venezuela quake: ‘People still terrified to re-enter what were their homes’ By Daniel Johnson, Geneva 26 June 2026 Humanitarian Aid Aid agencies on...
UN envoy urges parties to ‘stay the course’ towards peace in eastern DR Congo
UN envoy urges parties to ‘stay the course’ towards peace in eastern DR Congo James Swan delivered his first briefing to the Security...
World News in Brief: Violence displaces thousands in Haiti and Lebanon, Gaza updates, UN food agency delivers in Ebola-stricken DR Congo
World News in Brief: Violence displaces thousands in Haiti and Lebanon, Gaza updates, UN food agency delivers in Ebola-stricken DR Congo The fighting...