The UN Security Council has said it was deeply concerned about the recent decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to ban women from medical education, which could leave millions of women and girls without health care in the future. UN special envoy for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, told the council this week that women and girls are … Read more
US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Israel on Wednesday to try to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, Israeli media reported. Following his arrival, Hochstein met with Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, and the meeting concluded late on Wednesday evening, according to a KAN News report. The report added that the … Read more
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, emphasized that Israel does not intend to occupy southern Lebanon but that Iran must “keep its blood-stained hands” off of the country during a Thursday address to the UN Security Council. “The Lebanese people have suffered too long under the tyranny of this terrorist organization,” Danon … Read more
Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! Frictions in the South China Sea have shown no sign of easing, raising concerns that tensions will continue to bedevil one of the world’s busiest maritime waterways. … Read more
The 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) has witnessed a surge in calls for reforming the UN Security Council, with a growing consensus among world leaders to expand its permanent membership. In a significant show of support, leaders from France, Russia, the United States, Portugal, and the United Kingdom have endorsed India’s candidacy as a … Read more
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon blasted the Palestinian Authority’s leadership in his remarks before the Security Council on Friday afternoon for failing to distinguish itself from Hamas and expecting a role in the governing of a post-war Gaza. Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa left the room as Danon spoke. “But I planned … Read more
Turkey’s foreign minister told his Lebanese counterpart on Wednesday that Ankara stood with Lebanon against attacks by Israel targeting the Hezbollah terrorist group in the country, a Turkish diplomatic source said to Reuters. A NATO member, Turkey has denounced Israel’s military offensive in Gaza prompted by Palestinian terrorist group Hamas’ cross-border massacre on October … Read more
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met his counterparts from the G4 countries, reaffirming the grouping’s commitment to urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council through text-based negotiations. The G4 nations comprise Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan. Jaishankar, who is in the US on an official visit, on Monday met his Japanese counterpart Yoko … Read more
[Islamabad] A senior UN official has issued a stark warning about the escalating strength of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan-based Khorasan Province branch (IS-KP), cautioning that the organization’s ability to launch attacks far beyond Afghanistan’s borders poses a significant and growing threat. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Speaking to … Read more
Acting Iranian foreign minister Ali Bagheri held conversations about the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh with his counterpart in Russia, as well as in Arab countries on Thursday, the ministry announced on X. According to the ministry’s Twitter account, Bagheri emphasized “that the Zionist regime has crossed the red line” and said that the “Islamic … Read more
