11+ hour, 24+ min ago  (452+ words) UNITED NATIONS " More than 1, 000 humanitarian workers have been killed across the globe in the past three years, nearly triple the death count in the previous three years, the U. N. said Wednesday. "This is not an accidental escalation " it is the collapse…...

14+ min ago  (197+ words) A genocide complaint filed with Indonesian prosecutors against Myanmar's newly elected President Min Aung Hlaing marks a further step by rights activists to hold the country's military rulers accountable for their alleged international crimes, regardless of where they were committed....

26+ min ago  (164+ words) The United Nations has condemned Israel's large-scale attacks on various areas of Lebanon and described the deaths of hundreds of people, including civilians, as "horrific." Volker T'rk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Wednesday, April 8, that the…...

49+ min ago  (252+ words) Says "People are living with fear and uncertainty; need for restraint and dialogue" Srinagar, Apr 9 (KNC): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday addressed a gathering, where she spoke on the prevailing global conflicts and their wider implications,…...

39+ min ago  (238+ words) Ali Mazrui's position diverges from that of Stubb and Mahbubani at a more foundational level. Mazrui, who died in 2014, would begin by reminding us that the UN represents states but not civilizations. The imbalance in the Security Council is not…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (130+ words) Editorial cartoonist Steve Sack is drawing again. See original cartoons, like this week's about U. S. energy policy, on Minn Post each Thursday. "I donate to help sustain journalism that operates free from state control or commercial pressure, so the public can…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago  (423+ words) This is not an accidental escalation " it is the collapse of protection," U. N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the U. N. Security Council. Of the more than 1, 010 humanitarian workers killed from 2023 to 2025, he said, more than 560 were in Gaza and the West Bank,…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (211+ words) A drone fighter jet A drone strike on the paramilitary-controlled town of Kutum in Sudan's North Darfur state has killed 12 civilians, including six children, a medical source and local activists said on Thursday. The strike on Wednesday comes amid an…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (400+ words) Reform UK has announced a policy to deny new visas to individuals from nations actively pursuing slavery reparations from Britain, should the party assume power. This measure would encompass all visa types, including those for visitors and workers, and would…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1232+ words) The Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) based in New York serves as the headquarters for UNDP regional programmes and country offices in 17 Arab countries, with the 18th'located in the occupied Palestinian territory. The Bureau is headed by Abdallah EL…...