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Syria: Guterres deplores deadly mosque blast in Homs

·December 27, 2025·1 min read

At least eight people were killed and 18 injured in the explosion at the Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque – a place of worship of the minority Alawite community – in the Wadi al-Dahab neighbourhood. Syria has been on the path to political transition since the overthrow of the Assad regime last December but continues to face sectarian and other violence. ...

Guterres condemns deadly attack on Hannukah celebration in Sydney

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·December 14, 2025·1 min read

In a social media post, Mr. Guterres said he was “horrified” by the incident. “My heart is with the Jewish community worldwide on this first day of Hannukah, a festival celebrating the miracle of peace and light vanquishing darkness,” he wrote. At least 11 people were killed when two gunmen...

Peace proves relative in Gaza with no let-up in deadly airstrikes

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·December 10, 2025·3 min read

“The Security Council resolution is very clear about not calling anything a border or anything else, it is about a territory that needs to be respected in its entirety,” he said, referencing a resolution adopted by the Council on 17 November in support of a comprehensive plan to end the conflict....

Sudan: UN chief condemns deadly strikes on children’s nursery, hospital

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·December 9, 2025·2 min read

In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he was appalled to learn that multiple drone strikes on 4 December had hit a children’s nursery and a hospital in Kalogi, where the injured were being treated. Echoing those concerns, the head of UN World Health Organization, Tedros...

Deadly storms sweep South and Southeast Asia, leaving over 1,600 dead

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·December 6, 2025·6 min read

Since mid-November, overlapping tropical storms and intensified monsoon systems have triggered catastrophic flooding and landslides across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Viet Nam. UN teams across the region are supporting government-led emergency operations with food, health, water and sanitation aid, medical deployments and early recovery assessments, as heavy rains...

World News in Brief: Justice efforts in Libya, deadly attacks in Ukraine, scores killed since Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

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·November 30, 2025·2 min read

“There is a new momentum towards justice in Libya, and we now look towards the first trial to be held at the Court in this situation,” Nazhat Shameem Khan told ambassadors. She said the arrest of alleged war criminal Khaled El Hishri by German authorities in July is “a clear example of the momentum...

Deadly overnight attack in Ukraine condemned by senior UN officials

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·November 20, 2025·1 min read

UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the attacks, which also damaged homes and critical civilian infrastructure, including health and educational facilities. “Today’s appalling attack – one of the deadliest against civilians since Russia’s full-scale invasion nearly four years ago – once again underlines the urgency of a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire in...

Ukraine: UN condemns latest deadly attack targeting civilians in Kyiv

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·November 15, 2025·1 min read

The UN Spokesperson said Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the large-scale missile and drone strikes across the country on Friday, which reportedly killed at least six people in Kyiv and two in Chornomorsk, and caused multiple civilian injuries. Residential areas, energy facilities and the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kyiv were also...

Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak

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·November 14, 2025·1 min read

So far, eight possible cases have been reported in the South Ethiopia Region and laboratory testing is ongoing to determine the exact cause. Health workers are among those who have been infected, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet. What is viral haemorrhagic fever? Viral haemorrhagic fevers are...

Latest deadly shipwreck highlights need for safer migration

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·November 13, 2025·1 min read

They were among 49 migrants and refugees aboard a rubber boat that departed from Zuwara in northwest Libya around 3am on 3 November, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday, citing survivors. The vessel capsized roughly six hours later after high waves caused the engine to fail. All...

UN agencies on hand as deadly new quake hits northern Afghanistan

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·November 4, 2025·3 min read

Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that first responders from the UN agency were already “on the ground” to support care for the injured. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) also highlighted its support for affected communities and the emergency response as needs appraisals began....

World News in Brief: Deadly attacks in Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant update, first humanitarian flight for Syrians in Libya

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·October 10, 2025·2 min read

Substations, power plants and oil depots were damaged in Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and Donetsk, temporarily cutting off electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in those regions. “As colder weather sets in, strikes on critical infrastructure are deepening humanitarian needs,” warned Mr. Dujarric. “Despite growing challenges, we, along...