Iran lists Argentina navy, air force as terrorist organisations
Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday designated Argentina's navy and air force as terrorist organisations, following a similar move by Buenos Aires months earlier.
UN needs $46.4 billion for aid in ‘bleak’ 2024
The United Nations said Monday that it needed $46.4 billion next year to bring life-saving help to around 180 million people in desperate circumstances around the world.
UN General Assembly meets Tuesday to discuss Gaza
The UN General Assembly will meet on Tuesday to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, officials and diplomats said Sunday, after the United States last week vetoed a Security Council resolution for a ceasefire.
Qatar says efforts to renew Israel-Hamas truce ‘continuing’
Mediation efforts are continuing to secure a new Gaza ceasefire and free more hostages held by Hamas despite ongoing Israeli bombardment that is “narrowing the window” for a successful outcome, Qatar’s prime minister said Sunday.
Egyptians to vote as Gaza war overshadows presidential polls
Egyptians are heading to the polls on Sunday to vote in a presidential election overshadowed by the war in Gaza and a severe domestic economic crisis.
Ex-Sierra Leone president questioned by police over attempted coup
Former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma reported to police in Freetown on Friday to be questioned over what the government has called an attempted coup at the end of November, an AFP journalist saw.
