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Guterres warns of ‘wider war’ as Middle East conflict enters second month
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (570+ words) The Middle East crisis has lurched into its second month, prompting UN Secretary-General Ant'nio Guterres to issue a stark warning on Thursday morning that the world is "on the edge of a wider war" with catastrophic global implications. Speaking to…...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 18 March: Lebanon displacement tops one million as nuclear safety concerns raised
2+ week, 3+ day ago (577+ words) The crisis in the Middle East continues, with ongoing strikes across the region and rising humanitarian needs. The UN nuclear watchdog reports that a projectile struck the premises of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, with no damage or injuries. In…...
Security Council LIVE: Situation in the Middle East
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (135+ words) The UN Security Council meets at 3 PM (New York time) on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, with rising tensions in the occupied West Bank expected to dominate the session. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is…...
LIVE: Middle East crisis updates from the UN
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (220+ words) Amid reports of intensifying bombardment in Gaza City overnight, the Middle East crisis took centre stage at the UN on Tuesday, starting at the global body's Geneva headquarters, where Israel rejected allegations of genocide by an international panel of independent…...