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US walks out on France at UN over North Korea, Russia comparison
US diplomats walked out of France’s UN Security Council address after France’s UN Mission compared the US to North Korea
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How Volker Turk won new UN rights chief term despite US, Israel opposition
UN General Assembly votes 144-10 to grant Turk a new four-year term, despite objections from the US, Israel and Russia.
Guterres in Syria for first official visit by a UN chief in 17 years
The UN chief met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was under UN Security Council sanctions until last year.
UN rights chief Turk wins second term despite US and Israeli opposition
Austrian lawyer Volker Turk set to become first UN rights chief to complete two four-year terms since post was created.
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Why has the ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza failed to stop Israel’s attacks?
Palestinians who have endured Israel’s genocidal war are still being targeted.
Published On 18 Jul 2026
UN urges probe into deaths in Pakistani-administered Kashmir unrest
Kashmir clashes have killed 31 since June, leading UN rights chief Volker Turk to appeal for calm.
Germany repeats call for EU force to replace UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Berlin warns against a ‘security vacuum’ in Lebanon’s south once UNIFIL mandate expires at year’s end.
Palestinians injured in Israeli settler attacks across West Bank
More than 30 people reportedly arrested across the occupied territory, as Israel intensifies its siege.
Fall in funding cuts aid to 1 million women: UN
The US was the first to slash billions in foreign assistance in 2025, but other major donors have followed suit.
UN probe finds mass killings, gang rapes by Sudan’s RSF amount to genocide
UN Fact-Finding Mission found that the paramilitary’s systematic campaign of violence in Darfur amounted to genocide.
‘There are risks’: Ex-India judge behind damning UN report on Gaza children
Before he exposed Israel’s deliberate targeting of Gaza children, Srinivasan Muralidhar took on Indian authorities.
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