IAEA says Syria built a nuclear reactor in Deir Az Zor under al-Assad
UN watchdog says Syria ‘failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities’ under Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
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Children take cover behind shopping cart during Israeli drone fire
Video shows children in Gaza taking cover behind a shopping cart during a reported gun attack by an Israeli drone.
Published On 28 Aug 2026
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic dies
The ‘butcher of Bosnia’ died age 84 in a UN prison hospital in the Netherlands, the UN tribunal in The Hague confirmed.
Human rights situation in Myanmar ‘plummets to new low’, UN says
New report says abuses against Rohingya and unchecked resource exploitation deepening crisis in Myanmar.
India faces criticism from UN discrimination watchdog
CERD says India must tackle hate crimes against Bengali-speaking Muslims and increase protections for other groups.
![Indian Devadasi women take part in a protest against social stigma, economic hardship and lack of access to education for Devadasi Dalit women and their children, in Bangalore, India, on August 20, 2026. [Jagadeesh Nv/EPA]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/14227318-1787648547.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Libya factions draft initial election pact amid lingering mistrust
Libyan factions sign an initial an election pact, but divided institutions and deep legal gaps threaten its execution.
Ambush in South Sudan kills peacekeeping troops
Armed men injured three additional peacekeepers as fears grow of the country relapsing into civil war.
Somalia child hunger crisis deepens after aid cuts, UNICEF says
The drought-stricken country has recorded a 32 percent jump in the number of children treated for severe malnutrition.
Guyana’s Rodrigues Birkett leads informal poll in race to be next UN leader
Guyanese diplomat emerges narrowly ahead as the council works towards consensus before Guterres departs.
Ebola outbreak ‘growing faster, wider’ as DRC death toll passes 2,500: UN
Epidemic remains out of control amid DR Congo conflict, funding shortages and attacks on health workers and facilities
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Why Israeli tenders for illegal E1 West Bank settlement prompted outrage
Experts say the project would partition the occupied West Bank, making the prospect of Palestinian statehood impossible.
