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The UN marked the Srebrenica genocide Thursday as survivors recalled the terror of July 1995, when more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed. Thirty years on, hundreds of victims remain unidentified and denial persists.
Trump’s surprise move to license Patriot missile production in Ukraine signals a major long-term commitment — but with a timeline of years, not months, Kyiv faces a painful gap between promise and reality. Can Ukraine afford to wait?
Families streaming back to southern Lebanon are discovering homes in ruins and fields laced with unexploded ordnance. UN peacekeepers warn the situation remains dangerous despite the Beirut-Tel Aviv ceasefire.
Survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide are warning that denial of the massacre is growing louder and more organised. Three survivors spoke with UN News about preserving the memory of more than 8,300 victims while confronting those who seek to erase it.
A Ukrainian operative charged with murdering Anastasiia Berezovska has reversed key parts of his testimony, upending a trial tied to a Monaco bomb plot. The dramatic shift comes as forensic evidence is set to be presented next month.
UN investigators say RSF militia attacks in El Fasher bear the hallmarks of genocide, and are now warning that El Obeid could be next. The international community is running out of time to act.
Venezuela is demanding the release of frozen state assets to fund earthquake recovery as the UN launches a €259 million emergency appeal. The disaster has killed at least 87 people and left 12,000 homeless.
Iran confirmed at least 14 dead and major infrastructure damage after the latest wave of US military strikes, with Tehran firing retaliatory missiles toward Gulf nations. The region is facing its most dangerous escalation in years as oil prices surge and diplomats scramble for a way out.
Greenlanders gathering for a traditional kayaking championship in Nuuk on Wednesday made their feelings clear about Trump’s renewed push for U.S. control of the Arctic island. Residents said the island’s future is theirs alone to decide — not Washington’s.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is demanding a binding international treaty on AI weapons as autonomous “killer robots” spread across dozens of active conflict zones. With no global framework currently in place, he’s pushing for a deal before the end of 2026.
