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More than 4.6 million people across the country, roughly a quarter of the population, are impacted, according to local authorities.  “Partners indicate that at least 120,000 people were displaced between September and December, as water prices soar, food becomes increasingly scarce, livestock die and livelihoods collapse,” OCHA said in an update.  Additionally, more than 75,000 students nationwide have been forced to drop out of school.  Conditions…

Since the fragile October ceasefire began as phase one of the US-led peace plan, thousands of tents and hundreds of thousands of tarpaulins have been distributed.  Yet partners estimate that over one million people – around half of Gaza’s population – still urgently need shelter support. “The needs remain immense, and the harsh weather only…

Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia have begun two-year terms as non-permanent members, replacing Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia, whose terms ended last month. They join the other five non-permanent members – Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia – who will serve through the end…

High Commissioner Volker Türk said the series of draft proposals before Israel’s Knesset raise grave concerns over discrimination, due process violations, and breaches of international human rights and humanitarian law. “When it comes to the death penalty, the United Nations is very clear, and opposes it under all circumstances,” he said. “It is profoundly difficult…

A Rutland neighbourhood in Kelowna, B.C., became the scene of an unexpected chase this week after a handyman working nearby confronted a suspected package thief, all caught on video. The incident unfolded Tuesday, shortly after a delivery van dropped off a package at a home and pulled away. Pavel Parviz, a general contractor with Woodex…

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. | Photo Credit: Reuters UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Friday (January 2, 2026) for Israel to end a ban on humanitarian agencies that provided aid in Gaza, saying he was “deeply concerned” at the development. Mr. Guterres “calls for this measure to be reversed, stressing that international non-governmental organizations…

Harman Singh Kapoor shared CCTV footage of his property on social media where goons were attacking his cars A UK-based Sikh activist who has previously spoken out against Khalistani extremism has claimed his London home was attacked multiple times within an hour while police failed to respond.Harman Singh Kapoor posted a series of urgent messages…

Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Miami, RK Centers shopping mall, business sign, CVS Pharmacy retail store, drugstore chain prescription medicine. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Reserve cut key interest rates by 25 basis points, lowering borrowing costs for the third…

Britain’s FTSE 100 index on Friday briefly surpassed the symbolic 10,000 points marker for the first time, extending gains after a bumper 2025. The FTSE 100 index — home to the U.K.’s most valuable blue-chip companies — ended the first trading day of the year 0.2% higher at 9,951, kicking off the year in positive…