Global Desk

Watch parties, immersive scavenger hunts and family-friendly events pair perfectly with specialty hotel offers designed to welcome soccer fans from around the world MIAMI BEACH, Fla., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As the world’s attention turns to South Florida with the start of the 2026…

World-renowned tenor brings his Romanza 30th anniversary World Tour to Etihad Arena on Wednesday, 2 December 2026, as part of the inaugural Yasalam Classics. Yasalam Classics – a new concert series, featuring landmark performances during the week of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi…

Houston-based real estate company to engage fans and families at Shell Energy Stadium and neighborhood parks throughout the FIFA World Cup 2026 season HOUSTON, Jun 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SWE Homes, a Houston-based real estate company specializing in easy owner financing for residential…

UNIONDALE, N.Y., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Marquis Who’s Who honors Uros Vasiljevic, the chief executive officer of Stone Building Solutions LLC, who has built a career through resilience and leadership in complex environments. Originally a professional athlete, Mr. Vasiljevic’s…

Geneva/Ituri, 2 June 2026 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is urging governments and partners to strengthen urgently cross-border coordination to contain the ongoing Bundibugyo virus disease (Ebola) outbreak, warning that border closures alone risk driving movement underground and increasing transmission risks.

Criminal networks are moving faster, reaching further and blurring the lines between threats. Into this shifting landscape steps Monica Juma, taking on one of the UN’s most demanding security and justice portfolios.

Passengers look out of the back of a brightly-coloured shared pick-up style taxi, known locally in Haiti as a “tap tap” as it makes its way along the Boulevard du 15 Octobre in the east of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Although United Nations peacekeepers continue to observe violence and exchanges of fire in Lebanon, the level is significantly reduced when compared to the weekend, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday. 

Countries must uphold international law limiting the use of anti-personnel mines, which kill and maim civilians long after conflicts have ended, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Tuesday. 

As millions of people continue to flee their countries due to war or persecution, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, called on Tuesday for an urgent expansion of refugee resettlement programmes, warning that available places continue to fall short of global needs.