Security Council LIVE: Sudan’s war spreads as drones and hunger take a deadly toll
As drone strikes kill civilians from El Obeid to Blue Nile and famine risk spreads across Darfur and Kordofan, the Security Council meets on Sudan…
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Microsoft Patches More Than 1,400 Security Flaws
Microsoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Today’s epic patch batch dwarfs September’s…
Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections
The Security Council is meeting on Syria as the country’s transition faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions continue in…
‘Some aren’t going to make it’: how pressure on farmers threatens UK food security
Food producers are adding their voices to the chorus of warnings about the vulnerability of British supply chains“There are so many decent, capable, productive, efficient…
Security Council LIVE: Yemen has fallen back into full-scale war, warns UN envoy
The Security Council met to discuss the crisis in Yemen Friday, where a Houthi offensive launched in September has sharply escalated the 12-year-long war for…
Darfur: Healthcare needs outstrip resources as Security Council extends Sudan sanctions
More than 700,000 displaced people in Tawila, in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region, face severe shortages of healthcare, food, water and protection, the UN World Health…
Escalating fighting in Yemen deepens food security crisis
Renewed conflict in Yemen has triggered a surge in hunger that could have consequences in the wider region and beyond, the World Food Programme (WFP)…
Security Council LIVE: DRC peace deals fail to halt fighting as Ebola deepens crisis
The Security Council met in New York on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Tuesday, where clashes between Government forces and M23 rebels continue in…
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors meet as West Bank tensions rise, Gaza plan stalls
The Security Council met Monday morning with prospects for peace in the Middle East under strain on two fronts. In the West Bank, settler violence…
Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?
Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous PMUK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed…