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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors briefed on continuing ISIL terror threat

2026-08-05T05:00:00-07:00

The Security Council is meeting on Wednesday to examine the persistent threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL, also known as Dae’sh, to international peace and security. At a conference in June, the acting head of the UN counter-terrorism office stated that Al Qaeda, Da’esh, and their affiliates “remain adaptive and resilient”. Moreover, they are using artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to expand their reach, recruit and mobilise resources. Follow live updates below.

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Drone strikes threaten civilians and aid operations in Sudan

2026-08-03T05:00:00-07:00

Drone strikes are posing deadly risks to civilians in Sudan and hampering humanitarian efforts to reach them as attacks continue to affect conflict-hit areas, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Monday.

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Israel violates Lebanese airspace, kills over two dozen in Gaza in weekend strikes

2026-08-03T05:00:00-07:00

Israeli forces reportedly killed more than two dozen Palestinians in Gaza and violated Lebanese airspace more than 100 times over the weekend despite ongoing ceasefire agreements, UN agencies and peacekeepers said on Monday.

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Trapped by a Facebook job advert, freed by a stranger in a taxi

2026-08-02T05:00:00-07:00

Sofia* was 27, raising her seven-year-old son alone in Venezuela, and running out of options. For years she had distributed personal hygiene products door to door, but as her customers’ finances collapsed, so did her income.

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Recovery in Ukraine, one life at a time

2026-08-01T05:00:00-07:00

In classrooms, maternity wards, hospital corridors and local communities across Ukraine, people are rebuilding their lives despite the ongoing war.

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Middle East: Civilian death toll climbs in Gaza, Lebanon and West Bank as UN chief demands ‘the fighting must stop’

2026-07-31T05:00:00-07:00

Violence and civilian casualties are rising across the Middle East – from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza to continued hostilities in Lebanon and the West Bank – UN agencies reported on Friday as the Secretary-General declared “the fighting must stop”.

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Attacks ‘getting worse’: Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukrainian cities

2026-07-30T05:00:00-07:00

Aid workers and first responders raced to help people across Ukraine after a wave of deadly Russian missile and drone strikes overnight as concerns mounted over military activity near nuclear power plants on Thursday.

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Returning Afghans face growing risk of trafficking as crises deepen

2026-07-30T05:00:00-07:00

Afghans returning from neighbouring countries are facing growing risks of human trafficking and exploitation as overlapping humanitarian and economic crises leave many struggling to survive, the UN warned on Thursday.

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Cyprus: Guterres calls for renewed trust and a new meeting on the way forward

2026-07-29T05:00:00-07:00

The United Nations Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he plans to convene fresh talks on Cyprus to resolve the decades-long division on the Mediterranean island, stressing that the moment calls for rebuilding trust between its two communities.

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UN warns West Bank settler violence hits ‘all-time high’ as calls grow to end occupation

2026-07-29T05:00:00-07:00

Violence in the occupied West Bank is worsening as the Israeli Government continues to approve new settlements while settlers and Israeli security forces have “often” acted together to attack local Palestinian communities, the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) warned on Wednesday.

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