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13.06.2026 16:30 Healthcare under repeated attack as destruction leaves thousands homeless

Security Council Weighs Future of International Criminal Tribunals Mechanism amid Competing Calls fo

13.06.2026 16:30 Amid its review of the entity tasked with concluding the functions of two landmark international criminal courts, speakers in the Security Council today alternately highlighted the need to safeguard the legacy at stake and finalize the work of a mechanism always envisioned as temporary.

UN Voices 'Grave Concern' After Taliban Arrests Afghan Women Over Dress Violations

13.06.2026 16:30 The United Nations said it was "gravely concerned" by the arrests of at least 30 women in Afghanistan's western city of Herat over the past week for allegedly violating a new dress code imposed by the Taliban government.

Women and girls caught up in Yemen's 'forgotten crisis' bear the heaviest toll as funding falls

13.06.2026 16:30 Yemen remains gripped by one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with 22 million - out of a population of 35 million - requiring assistance. Women and girls account for half of those in need, and two-thirds of them are of childbearing age, placing reproductive health at the heart of the emergency.

QA-7, 12 June 2026, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Öncü Keçeli, i

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"We may see more children affected in the days ahead" - UNICEF warns as Ebola spreads in eastern DRC

13.06.2026 16:30 This is a summary of what was said by Dr. Douglas Noble, UNICEF Global Lead for Public Health Emergencies and Global Incident Manager for Ebola - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

Statement by President Costa and President von der Leyen on the agreement to open the first accessio

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DFA: China ban on Teodoro unfriendly, complicates PH-China ties

13.06.2026 16:30 The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs , said Beijing's sanctions against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and his family are deemed "unfriendly act that further complicates" ties between the Philippines and China.

China sanction 'norm' for speaking truth about its deception - Teodoro

13.06.2026 16:30 Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday said China's sanctions against him and his family is a usual punishment for those who speak out on its deception.

World News in Brief: State-supported safe houses in Haiti, EU pact strengthens refugee protection, d

13.06.2026 16:30 Haiti has opened its first State-supported safe house for survivors of sexual violence with support from the UN, marking a significant step in responding to the growing crisis affecting women and girls.

Government launches comprehensive transformation of military service on the President's instructions

13.06.2026 16:30 Acting on the task set by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Government today launched a comprehensive transformation of military service.

A Course of Action Has Been Approved - To Increase the Financial Sustainability of Our Defense and E

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Representatives of the Government, Parliament, the Office of the President, and Regional Military Ad

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Implementation of the Drone Deal and Support for Ukraine on Its Path to the European Union: Presiden

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Ukraine Imposed Sanctions on Russian Propaganda Outlets and Judges Who Issued Unlawful Rulings again

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