Afghanistan will roll out a $100 million food security project, the United Nations said on Thursday, as it contends with a worsening hunger crisis driven by mass deportations of Afghans from neighbouring states, foreign aid cuts and economic crisis. Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation is deteriorating sharply, with millions pushed into hunger by the loss of remittances, limited job opportunities and a sharp reduction in international assistance. The two-year program, backed by the United Nations and Asian Development Bank, will support more than 151,000 families, including Afghan returnees from Iran and Pakistan as well as people affected by recent earthquakes and floods....

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon holding up a sign with the Houthi slogan in Arabic during a recent Security Council session. Danon: “Look at the flag of the Houthis. That’s what it says in Arabic. America, Israel in English God is great, death to America, death to Israel, curse on the Jews, victory to Islam. “That is the official flag of the Houthis. This is radicalism. It is insanity.”

– Xi said China and the UK must “rise above their differences” as it is now “imperative” for world peace – He said relations have gone through “twists and turns that did not serve the interests of our countries”, but should now build an alliance that will “stand the test of history” – “As long as it is the right thing that serves the fundamental interests of the country and the people, then as leaders we should not shy away from difficulties and we should press ahead with fortitude” – Starmer said it had been “far too long” since a...