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UN slams US plan to livestream execution as form of torture
The UN human rights office has slammed the US plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of a former Army major as a violation of the international human-rights law principle of an “absolute prohibition of torture.”
PALESTINE
Israeli restrictions on access in Gaza an obstacle to aid, shelter: UN
The UN censures the Israeli regime's "restrictions on access" as the only significant obstacle to extending aid and providing shelter for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
MIDEASTREAM
Netanyahu’s house of ashes
This week on The MidEaStream, we examine a region where defiance is colliding with consequences.
REPORTS
UN says Gaza struggling with most severe economic crisis on record
Gaza’s economy has collapsed to unprecedented levels, with GDP per capita falling to just 58 cents a day in 2025, according to the UN trade body.
ISRAEL WATCH
Israel’s UN isolation: Netanyahu faces criticism
The meetings held in New York was among the issues that drew commentary in the Hebrew-language media.
PERSIAN GULF
Hormuz blockade to create food insecurity for at least 45 million people: UN
The UN warns that the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is threatening the lives of at least 45 million people with food shortages.
REPORTS
UN officials say US sanctions on Cuba are having warlike effects on locals
UN officials based in Cuba have denounced US sanctions against the Caribbean country
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