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Rafah reopening offers lifeline for patients, but aid flow still far from enough

(UN News) The partial reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has allowed a small number of people to leave and return...

Renewed calls for two-State solution amid ‘perilously fragile’ conditions for Palestinians

(UN News) The UN committee mandated to promote Palestinian rights opened its 2026 session on Tuesday with renewed calls for a two-State solution, amid...

Ukraine: Civilians injured, miners killed, in separate Russian attacks

(UN News) A fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight across Ukraine injured several people and left thousands “without heat in the heart of winter,”...

Building healthy bridges towards peace: WHO launches $1 billion appeal

(UN News) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly $1 billion to ensure that millions of people...

The steel porcupine: How Ukraine plans to defend itself after the war

(Veronika Melkozerova - Politico) Ukraine fears it can’t rely on security guarantees from its allies in any potential peace deal, and so must be...

Merz looks to Gulf ties to curb Germany’s reliance on the US

(Nette Nöstlinger - Politico) Friedrich Merz embarks on his first trip to the Persian Gulf region as chancellor on Wednesday in search of new...

Is Putin ready for peace? Abu Dhabi talks will tell

(Jamie Dettmer - Politico) Another round of U.S.-brokered Ukraine talks commence today in Abu Dhabi. The overall outlook remains no less bleak for Ukraine,...

Trump’s Greenland gambit could undermine critical minerals meeting

(Phelim Kine, Nahal Toosi, Ari Hawkins and James Bikales - Politico) The Trump administration wants to work with traditional allies to secure new supplies...

The economy is the world’s most important problem, but not America’s

(Emily Peck - Axios) Americans say the country's biggest problem right now is politics, per a new global Gallup survey out Wednesday. Why it...

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