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Food aid cannot reach 800,000 people in Yemen, WFP warns
Blocked routes and intensified fighting have cut access to people in Taiz and on the western coast.
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UN calls for attacks to stop after Riyadh airport strike: what is known
The UN chief condemned the strike on Riyadh’s passenger airport. Saudi authorities report 12 dead and more than 300 injured; a projectile hit the terminal again the following day. Here is what is confirmed and what still needs verification. UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the strike on Riyadh’s main airport on October 11 and called for an immediate end to attacks on civilian sites.
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Gunfire hits UN peacekeeping position near Kfar Shouba: what is known
UNIFIL said on 7 October that several small-arms rounds struck one of its positions near Kfar Shouba along the Blue Line in southern Lebanon. Peacekeepers took shelter after the first shots. The available official report does not establish who fired them, a distinction that matters amid regional tensions.
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From Islamabad, Guterres urges an end to US–Iran conflict and points to trade costs
During a 6 October visit to Pakistan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an end to the US–Iran conflict and highlighted its toll on global trade. His appeal is not a ceasefire agreement or a prediction of when fighting will end.
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UN Crime Congress Opens in Abu Dhabi: How Countries Plan to Address Cybercrime and New Threats
The 15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice has opened in Abu Dhabi. Through October 1, governments are discussing cybercrime, organized networks, AI in justice, victim protection and asset recovery. We explain the agenda and the practical outcome countries are expected to pursue.
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The US and Iran: the logic of deterrence
The confrontation between the United States and Iran has run for decades and flares up periodically, yet no large direct war has happened. Deterrence works while both sides reckon the price of a collision higher than the prize. Sanctions, proxies and pinpoint strikes are ways to press without crossing the line where everyone loses.
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The Strait of Hormuz Under Lock: Why One Narrow Ribbon of Water Holds the Whole World Hostage
The sixth day of fighting in the war between the United States and Iran: strikes on bridges at Bandar-e Khamir, missiles at American allies including Qatar, Kuwaiti border posts hit. What is happening to the Strait of Hormuz, through which half the world's oil passes, and what it says about the fragility we built.