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Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus

Clashes between Bedouin tribal fighters, caretaker government forces and Druze militias stretched into their fourth day in Sweida on Wednesday...

World News in Brief: Haiti funding cuts bite, civilian suffering intensifies in Myanmar, Belarus deaths in custody alert

In violence-wracked Haiti, more than 5.7 million people are estimated to be food insecure, with many unable to meet their...

From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life

Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone – the result of past...

Gaza war: UN officials warn of unspeakable conditions as children bear the brunt

Conditions in Gaza have reached an unspeakable level of devastation with children paying the highest price, top UN officials told...

We need to value women in sport, UN rights chief says

In the midst of the Women’s Euro football championship in Geneva, Volker Türk, the UN human rights chief, called on...