Misery Deepens in Gaza's Rafah as Israeli Troops Press Operation The United Nations' agency for Palestinian refugees said 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah over the past week, out of 1.3...
The UN Warns Sudan's Warring Parties That Darfur Risks Starvation and Death if Aid Isn't Allowed in Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when long-simmering tensions broke out into street battles in the capital.
UN Calls for Investigation into Mass Graves Uncovered at Two Gaza Hospitals Raided by Israel The United Nations called for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major...
Envoy Says US Is Determined to Monitor North Korean Nukes, Through the UN or Otherwise The United States and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the U.N. system” to create a new mechanism...
Germany Rejects Allegations that It's Facilitating Acts of Genocide in Gaza at UN Court Germany strongly rejected a case brought by Nicaragua at the United Nations' top court accusing Berlin of facilitating...
People in Gaza Are Starving. Why Is It So Hard to Get Aid to Them? With famine already preying on some of Gaza's 2.3 million people and little sign of a breakthrough in negotiations between...
3 UN Military Observers, a Lebanese Interpreter Wounded in Blast While Patrolling Southern Border The military observers are part of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization.
US, NATO Warn Russia of Potential Consequences for Attack on Ukrainian Navy The U.S. and NATO warned Russia of possible consequences for the attack upon and seizure of three small Ukrainian Navy ships.
US and Japan Seek UN Resolution Calling on All Nations to Ban Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop...
UN-Backed Human Rights Experts Decry New Evidence of Torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia U.N.-backed human rights experts said they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Iran's President, Foreign Minister and Others Found Dead at Helicopter Crash Site Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead, hours after...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...