Misery Deepens in Gaza's Rafah as Israeli Troops Press Operation The United Nations' agency for Palestinian refugees said 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah over the past week, out of 1.3...
The UN Warns Sudan's Warring Parties That Darfur Risks Starvation and Death if Aid Isn't Allowed in Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023 when long-simmering tensions broke out into street battles in the capital.
UN Calls for Investigation into Mass Graves Uncovered at Two Gaza Hospitals Raided by Israel The United Nations called for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” of mass graves uncovered at two major...
Envoy Says US Is Determined to Monitor North Korean Nukes, Through the UN or Otherwise The United States and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the U.N. system” to create a new mechanism...
Germany Rejects Allegations that It's Facilitating Acts of Genocide in Gaza at UN Court Germany strongly rejected a case brought by Nicaragua at the United Nations' top court accusing Berlin of facilitating...
People in Gaza Are Starving. Why Is It So Hard to Get Aid to Them? With famine already preying on some of Gaza's 2.3 million people and little sign of a breakthrough in negotiations between...
3 UN Military Observers, a Lebanese Interpreter Wounded in Blast While Patrolling Southern Border The military observers are part of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization.
US, NATO Warn Russia of Potential Consequences for Attack on Ukrainian Navy The U.S. and NATO warned Russia of possible consequences for the attack upon and seizure of three small Ukrainian Navy ships.
US and Japan Seek UN Resolution Calling on All Nations to Ban Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop...
UN-Backed Human Rights Experts Decry New Evidence of Torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia U.N.-backed human rights experts said they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...