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UN overwhelmingly calls for aid truce between Israel and Hamas

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UN overwhelmingly calls for aid truce between Israel and Hamas

Palestinian United Nations Ambassador Riyad Mansour, top third from right, receives hugs after the U.N. General Assembly voted for a nonbinding resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza and a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at U.N. headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations General…

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U.N. raises war crimes concerns over Israel-Hamas conflict

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U.N. raises war crimes concerns over Israel-Hamas conflict

Palestinians inspect the damage of destroyed buildings following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations said Friday it was concerned that war crimes were being committed on both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The U.N. human rights office cited forcible transfer, collective punishment and…

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U.N. chief rejects Israel accusations he justified Hamas attacks

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U.N. chief rejects Israel accusations he justified Hamas attacks

File picture of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the media, after visiting the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, at Al Arish Airport, Egypt, October 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejected accusations by Israel that, in a statement to the Security Council,…

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United Nations warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise

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United Nations warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees warned on October 25 that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and hit by devastating Israeli airstrikes since Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel more than two weeks ago. The…

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India to treat Pakistan’s reference to Kashmir at UNSC meeting “with contempt it deserves”

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India to treat Pakistan’s reference to Kashmir at UNSC meeting “with contempt it deserves”

The Security Council meets to talk about the situation in the Middle East at United Nations headquarters on October 24, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP India has said it will treat a reference by Pakistan to Kashmir during a Security Council meeting on the Israel-Gaza situation with the contempt it deserves and will not dignify…

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Israel-Hamas war, Day 19 LIVE updates | Israeli drone strikes Palestinians during West Bank raid, military says

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Israel-Hamas war, Day 19 LIVE updates | Israeli drone strikes Palestinians during West Bank raid, military says

Israel calls for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ resignation after his remarks angered Israel, accusing him of “tolerating and justifying” terrorism October 25, 2023 06:55 am | Updated 06:55 am IST A man helps a woman while another carries a girl as they arrive for treatment after Israeli bombardment at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in…

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PM Modi Shares Pics As Gujarat’s Dhordo Gets UN’s “Best Tourism Village” Tag

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PM Modi Shares Pics As Gujarat’s Dhordo Gets UN’s “Best Tourism Village” Tag

Gujarat’s Dhordo village is located in the Great Rann of Kutch. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) on Thursday honoured Gujarat’s Dhordo as the “best tourism village”. Subsequently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared pictures of his visits to the village in 2009 and 2015 and said that he is “absolutely thrilled” at the development….

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UN Security Council To Vote On Israel-Gaza Conflict Today

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UN Security Council To Vote On Israel-Gaza Conflict Today

The 15-member council had initially been due to vote Monday on the Brazilian draft. United Nations: The United Nations Security Council will now vote on Wednesday on a Brazilian-drafted resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas to allow humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip. The council…

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At U.N., Palestinians call for halt to Israeli offensive, world powers mull options

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At U.N., Palestinians call for halt to Israeli offensive, world powers mull options

Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, speaks to members of the media with members of the Arab Group prior to a U.N. Security Council meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Palestinian United…

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Israel orders evacuation of 1.1 million people from northern Gaza, says U.N.

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Israel orders evacuation of 1.1 million people from northern Gaza, says U.N.

Smoke billows following Israeli strikes amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas, in Gaza, on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military on October 13 directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 people — about half of the territory’s population — within 24 hours, a…

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