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Ukraine: New strikes disrupt basic services for millions

Ukraine: New strikes disrupt basic services for millions 8 January 2026 Peace and Security Several parts of Ukraine were hit by a new...

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World News in Brief: Fighting intensifies in Syria’s Aleppo and South Sudan’s Jonglei state, acute hunger in Niger

World News in Brief: Fighting intensifies in Syria’s Aleppo and South Sudan’s Jonglei state, acute hunger in Niger Clashes between government troops and Kurdish forces...

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Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says

Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says Thursday’s statement from Tom Andrews, the UN Human Rights Council-appointed Special...

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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...