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September 01, 2025
Flotilla leaves Barcelona in biggest attempt yet to break Israeli blockade of Gaza
SANAA — Houthi rebels stormed the offices of two United Nations agencies in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, a day after Israel said it killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government.The offices the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) were “entered by local security forces” on Sunday morning, spokespersons for the agencies told CNN in separate statements.A WFP staff member was detained, as were a number of UNICEF staff members, according to the statements.Hans Grundberg, the United Nations special envoy for Yemen, later confirmed that at least 11 UN personnel were detained, adding that he “strongly” condemns the detentions, as well as the forced entry into UN premises.António Guterres, the UN’s secretary-general, also...
September 01, 2025
Houthis storm UN buildings in Yemeni capital after Israel kills PM and other ministers
September 01, 2025
Canada's first lunar rover looks to future space exploration
August 31, 2025
Xi, Modi pledge to ease border tensions
GAZA — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Sunday that Abu Obeida, the longtime spokesman for Hamas’ armed wing, was killed in Gaza over the weekend, though Hamas has not confirmed his death.Obeida’s last public statement came Friday, when Israel declared Gaza City a combat zone and began a new military offensive.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier said Israel had struck Obeida but was unsure of the outcome.“I do notice there is no one addressing this question on the Hamas side,” Netanyahu told ministers at a weekly cabinet meeting.Obeida is the latest senior Hamas figure targeted by Israel as part of its campaign to dismantle the group’s military leadership following the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, when militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and...
August 31, 2025
Israel says Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida killed in Gaza strikes
TOKYO — Japan will provide $5.5 million to the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) for a project aimed at improving living conditions in Syria, the Kyodo news agency reported Sunday.The aid plan, signed Aug. 12 by Japan and UN-Habitat, focuses on rebuilding essential infrastructure in Aleppo and Homs, two of Syria’s hardest-hit areas.The initiative will target slums and informal settlements lacking basic services such as water, electricity, and sanitation, according to Japan’s Foreign Ministry.With more than 746,000 refugees returning from neighboring countries and 1.5 million internally displaced people now back home, providing safe housing and services has become a “pressing issue,” the ministry said.UN-Habitat added the project “will directly benefit more...
August 31, 2025
Japan pledges $5.5 million to UN-Habitat for Syria rebuilding project
August 31, 2025
Indonesian president cancels China visit as violent protests escalate
August 31, 2025
Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon in latest truce violation
August 31, 2025
Namibian road crash kills 14, including 11 correctional officers
August 31, 2025
Trump announces executive order plan to mandate voter ID in all US elections
