The Palestinian envoy to the UN calls on the world body’s chief to add Israel to the list of parties responsible for grave violations against children.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautions G7 nations to refrain from the “division of the world into two” Cold War-style blocs aligned with either the US or China, while the G7 bloc reinforced the division by accusing China and Russia over nuclear weapons.

The warring groups in Sudan continued to engage in fierce clashes on Friday with heavy gunfire and explosions heard in the capital Khartoum and other cities despite the proclamation of a 72-hour ceasefire.

Fierce fighting rages on in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary despite an hours-long lull.

Lebanon lodges an official complaint with the UN Security Council over the Israeli bombardment of areas in the southern part of the Arab country.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday affirmed that the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed for the first time this year, is “a call for action to stamp out anti-Muslim hatred”. 

The visit of the United Nations chief comes as the nation prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of the ouster of Saddam Hussein.