UN Rights Chief Urges US To End School Strike Probe

By BPN News Desk March 28, 2026

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The United Nations human rights chief has called on the United States to quickly complete and publish its investigation into the deadly strike on an Iranian school, as international pressure grows over accountability for one of the most controversial civilian casualty incidents of the Iran war.

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Iran Opens Hormuz Route For India

By BPN News Desk March 26, 2026

Iran has said vessels from India and other friendly countries will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, offering a limited easing in one of the world’s most critical shipping routes amid the ongoing West Asia conflict. The statement was attributed to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and shared by the Consulate General […]

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Qatar Says It Refused To Join Escalation

By BPN News Desk March 25, 2026

Qatar has said it refused to be part of the regional escalation and did not allow its territory to be used in the hostilities, even as Iranian attacks continued to target it and other neighbouring states. Speaking in Geneva, Qatari representative Hind Bint Abdul Rahman Al Muftah said attacking a country that is not a […]

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Saudi Arabia Says Iran Attacks Cannot Be Ignored

By BPN News Desk March 25, 2026

Saudi Arabia has sharply condemned Iran’s attacks on the kingdom and other Gulf Cooperation Council states, with its representative to the UN in Geneva saying such strikes cannot be ignored or treated as routine fallout from the wider conflict. Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council, Abdulmohsen Majed Bin Khothaila said the attacks were directed […]

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UN Says Lebanon Strikes Could Be War Crimes

By BPN News Desk March 18, 2026

The United Nations has said some Israeli strikes on residential areas and civilian sites in Lebanon could amount to war crimes, as the conflict continues to widen and the civilian toll rises. The warning comes amid growing concern over repeated attacks on densely populated areas, healthcare facilities and makeshift shelters for displaced families. UN Raises […]

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UN Warns Civilians Paying Price In Lebanon

By BPN News Desk March 17, 2026

The United Nations has warned that civilians are bearing the brunt of the intensifying war in Lebanon, with deaths, injuries and mass displacement rising as fighting widens. The latest humanitarian assessment comes as Israeli military operations expand and international concern grows over the scale of civilian suffering across the country. UN Warns Of Rising Civilian […]

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India Rebukes Pakistan At UN Over Claims

By BPN News Desk March 17, 2026

India criticised Pakistan at the United Nations over what it called repeated false claims of Islamophobia against New Delhi, while also using the forum to highlight recent Pakistani military action in Afghanistan. The exchange came during a broader discussion on the weaponisation of religious identity and the misuse of international platforms for political messaging. India

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Trump’s Peace Board Sidelines the UN and Rewards Pakistan

By BPN News Desk January 23, 2026

Donald Trump’s announcement of a so called “Board of Peace” was presented as a bold diplomatic initiative, but it immediately raised a basic and uncomfortable question. Why create a new peace body at all when the world already has an established framework for conflict resolution? The answer lies less in global necessity and more in […]

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UN Chief Urges Israel to Reverse NGO Ban

By BPN News Desk January 3, 2026

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on Israel to reverse its decision to suspend the operations of several international non-governmental organisations working in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The UN chief warned that the move could seriously disrupt humanitarian assistance at a time when civilian needs in Gaza remain acute due to ongoing […]

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Iran Urges UN to Act After Trump Threats

By BPN News Desk January 3, 2026

Tehran has formally urged the United Nations to respond to what it describes as “reckless and provocative” threats from Donald Trump amid ongoing unrest across Iran. The appeal was made in a letter from Iran’s ambassador to the UN to the UN secretary-general and the Security Council, calling on the international body to condemn the […]