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Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands

Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands Clashes resumed on Tuesday between General Security Forces of the transition Government and the mainly...

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Drones, fear and exhaustion: The daily reality of providing aid to Ukraine

Drones, fear and exhaustion: The daily reality of providing aid to Ukraine For frontline workers like Oleg Kemin from the UN World Food...

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West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights

West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights The report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, documents what it...

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Iraq ‘unrecognisable and remarkable’ after years of conflict: UN coordinator

Iraq ‘unrecognisable and remarkable’ after years of conflict: UN coordinator 7 January 2026 SDGs Some two decades after a shaky political transition, Iraq...

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World News in Brief: Storms in Syria, school attacks in Nigeria, strikes continue in southern Lebanon

World News in Brief: Storms in Syria, school attacks in Nigeria, strikes continue in southern Lebanon The storm hit 90 sites across Aleppo,...

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Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief

Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina...

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Winter storms upended thousands in Gaza

Winter storms upended thousands in Gaza 6 January 2026 Humanitarian Aid Some 65,000 households in the Gaza Strip were affected by the severe...

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Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval

Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval 6 January 2026 Humanitarian Aid Venezuela’s political shock has sharpened global attention on a...

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UN agency rolls out three-year plan to safeguard Ukraine’s bread basket

UN agency rolls out three-year plan to safeguard Ukraine’s bread basket 6 January 2026 Humanitarian Aid Ukraine’s agricultural sector remains under intense pressure...

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Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms

Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms 6 January 2026 Peace and Security Thirteen more lives – including...