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26 February 2026

A bombed shopping centre lies in ruins in Odesa.

World News in Brief: Russian strikes on Ukraine condemned, migrant deaths update, devastating floods in southern Brazil

The UN on Thursday condemned the latest attacks against civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces, reiterating that they always constitute a violation of international law "and must stop immediately."

Peace and Security

United Nations Resident Coordinator Francisco Pichon visiting a healthcare facility in Cuba, engaging with local staff and visitors.

Humanitarian pressures grow as Cuba continues to struggle with energy shortages

Cuba's humanitarian situation is worsening as fuel shortages deepen nearly a month after Washington took measures to block oil supplies from entering the Caribbean nation, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday.

Humanitarian Aid

A young girl is treated in a hospital in Khartoum.

Human Rights Council hears of ongoing risk of further genocidal violence in Sudan

Nearly three years of war in Sudan have been marked by killings, rape and other violations, with risk of genocidal violence spreading, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday.

Human Rights

A Palestinian widow named Yasmin holds her young child in a makeshift tent shelter in Gaza. Her family was displaced by a storm that destroyed their tent and basic facilities, forcing her to send her children to relatives for safety. The image highlights the harsh winter conditions and lack of aid in coastal displacement sites.

Palestine: UN rights chief highlights suffering, atrocity crimes 'that remain unpunished'

The UN rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday highlighted the "human-made disaster" across the Occupied Palestinian Territory stemming from Israel's disregard for human rights norms and serious violations also committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups.

Human Rights

An aid worker talks to a young girl who lives in a camp for displaced people in Afghanistan, close to the Pakistan border.

UN's Türk urges dialogue after deadly clashes on Afghan-Pakistan border

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday appealed for dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan amid border clashes and deadly airstrikes, while condemning ever harsher "apartheid" edicts issued by the Afghan de facto authorities that continue to severely impact women and girls.

Human Rights

A package of cocaine seized in Haiti is put on show. (file)

UN drug alert stops shipment that could have made 1.6 billion lethal fentanyl doses

An international early warning system blocked a shipment of chemicals used to make fentanyl that could have produced up to 1.6 billion potentially lethal doses, the UN narcotics control body said on Thursday.

Law and Crime Prevention