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29.07.2025 18:41 Syria's political transition remains crucial, amidst the country's compounding humanitarian, security and environmental challenges, top UN officials told the Security Council today, underscoring the need to bridge the woefully underfunded humanitarian response and enable progress from relief to recovery.

29.07.2025 18:41 A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia came into effect early Tuesday, aimed to end five days of fierce fighting in a disputed border area that has killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 200,000 others.

29.07.2025 18:41 The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is alarmed by escalating health and food crises across Sudan, notably as cholera cases continue to rise in the locality of Tawila, North Darfur state.

29.07.2025 18:41 An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However, progress was not consistent across the globe, as hunger continued to rise in most subregions of Africa and western Asia, according to this year's The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI

29.07.2025 18:41 A world in which a sovereign State of Palestine and Israel co-exist peacefully seems a distant prospect, particularly in light of the 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas on Israel and the subsequent Israeli bombardment of Gaza. A high-level UN conference opening on 28 July will, nevertheless, serve as the latest UN-backed attempt to find a way to end the conflict.

29.07.2025 18:41 As starvation worsens in war-torn Gaza, UN agencies repeated warnings on Monday that Israel's decision to support a "one-week scale-up" of aid is far from enough to reverse deadly malnutrition rates in the enclave.

29.07.2025 18:41 On Tuesday, June 10, the Ministry of Defence signed a letter of intent with Sweden on a mutual commitment to conclude an intergovernmental agreement in the future for the supply of 18 "Archer" 8x8 wheeled artillery systems to the National Armed Forces, potentially also promoting the participation of the local defence industry in the supply security chain.

29.07.2025 18:41 The Netherlands' National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism has, for the first time, designated the Israeli regime a security threat for spreading disinformation and putting pressure on international justice institutions.

29.07.2025 18:41 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran is ready for negotiations over its peaceful nuclear program but will never give up the nation's rights.

29.07.2025 18:41 Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has rejected attempts by the UK, France, and Germany to reinstate United Nations sanctions on Tehran, saying the European countries have no legal authority to do so.

29.07.2025 18:41 Today, the European Commission proposed to partially suspend Israel's participation to Horizon Europe. The suspension specifically concerns the participation of entities established in Israel in activities funded under the Accelerator of the European Innovation Council .

29.07.2025 18:41 he U.S. Space Force, in partnership with the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, is scheduled to launch the eighth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on Aug. 21, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

29.07.2025 18:41 The Democratic Progressive Party's failure in their Taiwan recall vote endeavors on Saturday is widely seen as a sweeping victory for the opposition Kuomintang party and a direct expression of public dissatisfaction with DPP authorities led by Lai Ching-te.

29.07.2025 18:41 Japan's Defense Ministry on Monday released its first guidelines allegedly aimed at enhancing its defense in outer space, using so-called "killer satellites" developed by China and Russia as excuses, according to media reports on Tuesday. A Chinese expert said that Japan's rhetoric distorted the facts about China's peaceful space activities and unjustly smeared China on the topic of space development.

29.07.2025 18:41 Three terrorists, including the mastermind behind the November 2024 attack on Chinese engineers, were killed during a counterterrorism operation in Karachi city in Pakistan, said Pakistan officials as reported by the Dawn.