Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the first day of trading for the year on Jan. 2, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were steady on Sunday night, as global markets reacted to the U.S.’ attack on Venezuela and capture of leader Nicolas…

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Armed attackers raid Nigeria market, kill dozens of people and kidnap others

Armed attackers raid Nigeria market, kill dozens of people and kidnap others

Nigeria residents raise questions about ISIS strikes Former U.S. special envoy James Jeffrey joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the U.S. strikes targeting ISIS forces in Nigeria and what to expect ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dozens of people…

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UNICEF: 20% of world’s children still trapped in extreme poverty

UNICEF: 20% of world’s children still trapped in extreme poverty

Nearly 90 per cent of those children are in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but even in high-income countries, 23 per cent live with far less income than their peers. “It doesn’t have to be this way,” UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell said. “When governments commit to ending child poverty by implementing effective policies, they…

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Fleeing the frontline in Ukraine

Fleeing the frontline in Ukraine

In the past year alone, more than 250,000 residents have left the Donetsk region, a focus of Russian attacks in southeastern Ukraine, close to their shared border. Evacuations are also ongoing in neighboring Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is supporting both evacuees and those who remain behind. Federico Sersale, head…

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Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east

Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east

Resolution 2808 (2025) extends the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) until 20 December 2026, maintaining an authorized troop ceiling of 11,500 military personnel, 600 military observers and staff officers, 443 police personnel and 1,270 formed police unit personnel. Under the resolution, MONUSCO’s core area of operations remains North Kivu…

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Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse

Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse

One day, the anonymous interaction turned into physical stalking. He texted her exactly what she was wearing. “There is a specific terror in being watched by someone without a face,” Ms. Tesfai told UN officials, Goodwill Ambassadors and civil society representatives in New York commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The unwanted attention soon turned…

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A decisive turning point: Setting global industry on a fairer, greener path towards economic growth

A decisive turning point: Setting global industry on a fairer, greener path towards economic growth

The world is inexorably becoming industrialised, raising the prospects of better jobs and livelihoods for many of the world’s poorest. But, in order to truly benefit the global population and the planet as a whole, international trade and industry must go hand in hand with healthier communities, lower emissions and cleaner air.  In the past,…

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UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn

UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn

UNESCO warns that the global legal framework for the right to education must be modernised urgently to keep pace with a transforming world. “If we do not update the legal framework, we will leave a large population behind,” cautioned Borhene Chakroun, Director of Lifelong Learning at UNESCO, in an interview with UN News.  Progress in…

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Gaza famine pushed back, but millions still face hunger and malnutrition, UN says

Gaza famine pushed back, but millions still face hunger and malnutrition, UN says

According to the latest IPC report – a global tracking of malnutrition and food insecurity – no areas of Gaza are currently classified as being in famine (IPC Phase 5), following improved humanitarian and commercial access after the 10 October ceasefire.   However, nearly the entire Gaza Strip remains in emergency (IPC Phase 4), with…

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Global campaign reveals how human rights ‘are the basis of our existence’

Global campaign reveals how human rights ‘are the basis of our existence’

UN News asked Astrid Van Genderen Stort, OHCHR chief of external engagement and partnerships, about hers.   “My everyday essentials are my family, a sense of belonging, knowledge, safety and the freedom to speak, do and live the way I deem best,” she responded. With the help of artificial intelligence, UN News has analysed the…

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