Global Desk

FLORENCE, 3 juillet 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Depuis trente ans, le Prix international Fair Play Menarini rend hommage aux champions qui ont démontré que la plus grande victoire est celle qui repose sur le respect et l’intégrité. Hier soir, sur la scène du Teatro del Maggio Musicale…

Geneva/Port Sudan, 03 July 2026 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply alarmed by the rapidly worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Kordofan region, where escalating violence has driven a sharp surge in displacement. The number of newly displaced people since the start of the escalation in October 2025 has increased by 65 per cent,

Lilongwe, Malawi, 1 July 2026 – As cyclones, floods and droughts continue to uproot communities across Southern Africa, the European Union (EU) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have launched a new regional programme to help countries better anticipate, prevent and respond to climate displacement. 

As drones reshape the battlefield in Ukraine, they are also creating new and increasingly complex dangers for civilians, threatening recovery efforts, agriculture and global food security long after the fighting ends.

The war in Sudan threatens to spiral further as the strategically-important town of El Obeid continues to face “relentless” drone attacks by advancing paramilitary militias, the UN’s human rights chief, Volker Türk, said on Friday.

More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked to strengthening El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.

A week after earthquakes tore through northern Venezuela, hospitals in La Guaira are buckling under the weight of the disaster – and the risk of disease outbreaks in shelters is rising fast.

The hantavirus global outbreak is officially over, Ebola outbreaks are growing in Africa and responders are helping recovery efforts in quake-hit Venezuela, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Thursday, announcing updates on global health emergencies.

From high participation costs and restrictions on Palestinian athletes – to bans on Muslim women wearing hijabs – racism continues to shape who gets to participate in sport, a new UN report published on Thursday has found.

The 15-member Security Council is meeting in emergency session on Thursday morning to address the escalating tensions in the Gulf region following Iran attacks in recent days on Bahrain and Kuwait while Tehran and Washington continue to trade strikes over the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint. Stay tuned for live updates.