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EU plans new military mission in Lebanon as UNIFIL withdraws
That resolution authorised a force of up to 15,000 personnel. At its peak, the mission deployed more than 10,000 peacekeepers.
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UN says most child migrants reaching Europe now travel alone
The concentration is sharpest in Italy and Spain, where 86 per cent of the children arrived alone.
Netanyahu accuses Britain and France of colonial hypocrisy at the UN
Israel, he said, occupied "a tiny sliver of land" equal to about a third of one per cent of the Arab world's landmass.
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Brussels funds jobs drive for women in Middle East and North Africa as EU unemployment rises
The European Commission put €10 million into a UN Women scheme targeting 500,000 jobs outside the bloc while 13.5 million people were out of work within it.
Milei tells UN it has become a ‘useless organisation’ feeding ‘fatally arrogant parasites’
He added the “gender agenda, environmental extremism and unchecked immigration”, along with Agenda 2030.
France apologises for human rights criticism that sparked US walkout
The Geneva mission now says the July message “called into question the U.S. commitment to human rights”.
UN wants different maps so Africa wouldn’t look small
The United States cast the only vote against. Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine abstained.
Spain puts Díaz forward to lead UN labour agency
The Spanish Government has nominated its second deputy prime minister for the top job at the International Labour Organization, months after she stepped back from…
EU reaffirms ‘unwavering support’ for ICC as US vows to dismantle court
The declaration issued on behalf of the 27 member states does not name the United States.
ICC bureau says Chief Prosecutor should be fired for inappropriate sexual relationship
Khan, a 56-year-old British barrister who took office in 2021, has strongly denied the allegations.
ICC judges sue US over sanctions, claim Trump seek to ‘influence Court decisions’
Three judges from the International Criminal Court argue the measures were imposed because of judicial decisions made at the Hague-based court.