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Security Council reform ‘is absolutely essential’: Guterres
António Guterres was addressing a press conference on the final day of an official visit to Japan, which is marking 70 years of cooperation…
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World News in Brief: Lives lost and aid destroyed in Ukraine, rainfall alert for Horn of Africa, $710 million appeal for Rohingya refugees
Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth said at least two civilians were killed and many more were injured in the “horrific attack”, which also hit a UNHCR-contracted warehouse. Significant amounts of aid and shelter materials were destroyed. …
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30,000 people flee fresh violence in Haiti as hunger crisis deepens
Much of the violence has been concentrated in Cité Soleil, an impoverished neighbourhood in the capital, where humanitarian workers are…
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Flak jackets and final goodbyes: Lebanon’s first responders under fire
Recent attacks killed two Lebanese Red Cross volunteers: Youssef Assaf, who died during a rescue operation on 9 March, and…
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Ebola outbreak: ‘Every epidemic begins in a community and ends in a community’
The UN health agency on Wednesday assessed there is a high risk from the Bundibugyo strain at the national and regional…
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Ebola risk is high inside DR Congo but it’s no pandemic emergency: WHO
In an update on the fast-developing situation in eastern DRC, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that…
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Republican votes advance U.S. Senate bill that would force end to Iran war – National
By Stephen Groves The Associated Press Posted May 19, 2026 6:30 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase…
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U.S. agrees to ‘forever’ bar tax claims against Trump under IRS settlement – National
The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part…
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Woman dead after falling into open manhole in Manhattan – National
A 56-year-old woman has died after falling into an uncovered manhole on a busy New York City street, police said.…
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Carney says not to ‘overplay the importance’ of paused U.S. military board – National
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would not “overplay the importance” of the Permanent Joint Board of Defense following the…
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