EXCLUSIVE-Group of nations urge UN Security Council to take action to ensure access for Syrian aid
The United Nations says 540,000 people in 11 locations are still besieged, mostly by Assad's forces, while 4 million Syrians are hard to reach with aid
Red Cross urges West, Saudi-led coalition to resolve Yemen crisis
Yemen's health system is in tatters, salaries have not been paid for 10 months, waste is "piling up" in the streets and hospitals have been destroyed
Trump: no transgender people will serve in U.S. military - Twitter
The Pentagon ended its ban on openly transgender people serving in the military under Democratic President Barack Obama
Top EU court adviser deals blow to easterners' refugee battle
The two eastern EU states -- backed by neighbour Poland -- had argued that the EU's 2015 scheme to have each member state host a certain number of refugees was unlawful
Libya invites Italy into its waters to fight human trafficking
"This could be a game changer"
U.N. names 3 rights experts to probe mass killings in Congo
Announcement comes a day after UN accused "elements" of the Congolese army of digging most of dozens of mass graves discovered in recent months in Kasai
U.S. pledges extra $140 mln to Lebanon for Syrian refugees
In its 2017-2020 Crisis Response Plan, the Lebanese government said it needed $2.8 billion to address the challenges of hosting refugees
Human Rights Watch: French police use excessive force on Calais migrants
"Since they destroyed the Calais camp last year, there is no place to sleep or eat. It's like living in hell"
U.S. pledges extra $140 mln to Lebanon for Syrian refugees
In its 2017-2010 Crisis Response Plan, the Lebanese government said it needed $2.8 billion to address the challenges of hosting refugees