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UN Warns Civilian Toll in Russia–Ukraine War Rose 37% in First Half of 2026

Wider use of long‑range missiles and short‑range drones has expanded strike reach prompting UN calls for impartial investigations

Sudan Extends Adre Aid Corridor as Drone Strikes and Clashes Batter El Obeid

Pope Leone XIV Urges Leaders to Halt War and Rearmament at St. Peter’s Vigil

WHO Halts Gaza Medical Evacuations via Rafah After Worker Killed

Strikes Hit Iran’s Petrochemical Hub as U.S. Admits Karaj Bridge Attack, Two Jets Downed

Yale Analysis Points to Deliberate Strike on Darfur Hospital

Hegseth’s ‘No Quarter’ Pledge Draws Legal Rebuke Over War-Crime Ban

UN Verifies 56 Afghan Civilian Deaths in Week of Pakistan Border Strikes

UN Reports Dozens Killed in Northern South Sudan Attacks as 1,000 Seek Shelter

Indonesia Prepares 1,000 Troops by April, Up to 8,000 by June for Potential Gaza Mission

At UN, Pakistan Joins Gaza Board of Peace as India Lauds U.S. Plan

Japan Deploys Gaza Reconstruction Envoy to U.S.-Led Coordination Hub, Pledges ¥25 Billion

WHO Says 114 Killed in Strikes on Sudan Kindergarten and Hospital in South Kordofan

In Berlin Bundestag Address, Mattarella Denounces Aggression and ‘New Dr. Strangelove’ Nuclear Rhetoric

Pope Leo XIV Meets Abbas, Urges Gaza Aid and Two-State Path

France Opens War-Crimes Probe Into Drone Killing of Photojournalist in Eastern Ukraine

Israeli Strike on Sanaa Newspaper Kills 31 Media Workers, Watchdog Says It’s Deadliest Since 2009

Gunmen Kill 22 at Baptism in Niger’s Tillaberi Region

HRW Reports 2024 Cluster-Munition Casualties Rose to 314, Driven by War in Ukraine

Pope Demands Ceasefire and Hostage Releases as Vatican Confronts Gaza Evacuations