Preliminary information indicates at least 13 civilians were killed and seven injured in Nangarhar province, including women and children.

Further strikes

Additional strikes in Paktika province damaged buildings, including a madrassa – or school – and a residential property, though no casualties were reported there.

“UNAMAcalls on all parties to bring a lasting end to hostilities to protect civilians and prevent further loss of life and injury.”

The UN mission, which monitors civilian protection across Afghanistan, also reminded all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law.

Migrant boat capsizes off Crete, dozens feared dead or missing

At least 30 migrants are feared dead or missing after a boat capsized in severe weather off Greece on Saturday, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).

The vessel had departed from Tobruk on 19 February and overturned about 20 nautical miles south of Kali Limenes, on Crete.

Twenty people were rescued, including four minors. Authorities recovered the bodies of four victims.

More than 600 dead in 2026

The UN migration agency reports at least 606 migrants have died or gone missing along the Mediterranean Sea route so far this year — the deadliest start since records began in 2014.

The agency is urging stronger search and rescue operations, closer regional cooperation and expanded safe migration pathways to prevent further loss of life.

Brazil: UN rights experts call for justice and accountability ahead of murder trial

UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for justice for victims of “pervasive systemic racism, structural discrimination and violence” across Brazil, as the trial of the alleged architects of the 2018 murders of a Rio de Janeiro politician and her driver is set to begin before the Supreme Court.

“As we reach this long-awaited stage of the judicial process, it is vital that fairness and transparency are upheld and that full justice prevails” in the case against those accused of murdering councillor Mariella Franco and Anderson Gomes, the experts underscored.

“The trial represents not only the final chapter in the fight for justice for Franco and Gomes, but also an important milestone in addressing structural impunity for racism, intersectional discrimination and violence against human rights defenders, women, people of African descent and LGBTIQ+ persons in Brazil.”

The brutal 2018 murders shocked Brazil and the international community. The road to justice has been long and arduous for families of the victims, the Human Rights Council-appointed experts noted.

Eight-year ordeal

“The fact that it has taken eight years to reach this final stage of the judicial process is in itself shocking,” they said.

In 2024 the experts – who receive no salary for their work and are not UN staff – welcomed the convictions of some perpetrators of the murders, stressing that the convictions did not mark the end of the fight for justice for Franco and Gomes.

“To ensure full justice, accountability and non-repetition of violence, those involved in the planning and cover-up of the murders must be held accountable,” they said.