The United Nations envoy tasked with helping resolve Cyprus’s decades-long division has expressed cautious optimism, while stressing that the process is still not ready for a large, multi-party summit. Speaking to Cyprus’s Phileleftheros newspaper, UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin said she felt encouraged after meeting separately with Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot […]
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A historic moment unfolded on Thursday as a United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in Syria, marking the first-ever visit by the Council to the country. The visit comes just days ahead of the anniversary of the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. According to state news agency SANA, the delegation crossed into Syria via […]
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In a landmark decision that may reshape the future of Gaza, the UN Security Council on Monday approved a US-led plan authorizing an international stabilization force to secure the war-torn territory. The resolution also leaves room — cautiously, conditionally — for a long-elusive vision: the possibility of an independent Palestinian state. The vote passed 13-0, […]
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In a landmark moment for Southeast Asia, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul officially signed the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord today — a diplomatic breakthrough aimed at ending months of escalating border violence that has claimed dozens of lives and displaced over 300,000 people since July. The signing took place […]
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In a tense update on the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed yesterday that the truce remains intact—despite renewed violence in Gaza that left dozens dead following Israeli airstrikes. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump confirmed, “Yeah, it is,” when asked whether the ceasefire was still in effect. […]
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