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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)

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UN chief warns that Israel's rejection of a two-state solution threatens global peace
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Tue,01/23/24-4:03PM , 52 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief warned Israel on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s rejection of a two-state solution will indefinitely prolong a conflict that is threatening global peace and
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Palestinians rescue a child from under the rubble after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip has the Mideast simmering, raising the temperature on tensions across the region and increasing the risk that seemingly localized conflicts could spin out of control. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled, File)

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Women and children are the main victims of the Israel-Hamas war with 16,000 killed, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Fri,01/19/24-7:02PM , 76 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Women and children are the main victims in the Israel-Hamas war, with some 16,000 killed and an estimated two mothers losing their lives every hour since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, the United Nations agency promoting gender equality said Friday.
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A Palestinian child wounded during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip receives treatment at the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)

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UN: Palestinians are dying in hospitals as estimated 60,000 wounded overwhelm remaining doctors
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Wed,01/17/24-10:44PM , 45 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinians are dying every day in Gaza’s overwhelmed remaining hospitals which can’t deal with the tens of thousands people hurt in Israeli’s military offensive, a U.N.
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ADDS COUNTRY TO SOURCE - In this photo provided by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, taken from the bridge of HMS Diamond, Sea Viper missiles are fired in the Red Sea. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired their largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea, forcing the United States and British navies to shoot down the projectiles in a major naval engagement. (UK Ministry of Defence via AP)

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UN Security Council demands Houthi rebels stop Red Sea attacks in vote that implicitly condemns Iran
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Tue,01/09/24-10:33PM , 67 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council demanded an immediate halt to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea in a resolution adopted Wednesday that implicitly condemned their main weapons supplier -- Iran.
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