Pope Leo urges justice reform in Equatorial Guinea’s prisons

Equatorial Guinea’s prison conditions face scrutiny as Pope Leo pushes for humane treatment and reform during his visit. Pope Leo has visited one of Equatorial Guinea’s most notorious prisons, criticising…

UN urges ‘all parties’ to respect navigation in Strait of Hormuz

UN urges ‘all parties’ to respect navigation in Strait of Hormuz NewsFeed Stephane Dujarric says the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling on ‘all parties’ to respect freedom of navigation…

Smotrich urges Israel to annex southern Lebanon as assault intensifies

Israel’s far-right finance minister says Litani River must be ‘the new Israeli border’, as attacks on Lebanon ramp up. Israel’s far-right minister of finance, Bezalel Smotrich, has urged his country…

EU urges members to start storing winter gas as Iran war causes price surge

War, which saw Iran attack Qatar facility, has caused ‘high, volatile’ gas prices that could hit EU storage projections. The European Union has urged member states to start early on…

Iran war live: Trump urges allies to keep Hormuz open amid Gulf attacks

These were the updates about the US-Israeli war on Iran on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Video Duration 03 minutes 32 seconds 03:32 Iran launches wave of strikes at Israel: Damage…

IAEA urges Iran to allow inspections, points at Isfahan

IAEA says Iran has stored most of its highly enriched uranium at an underground tunnel complex at its Isfahan facility. The United Nations nuclear watchdog has said in a report…

US urges Europe to take the lead on defence in NATO

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby says current NATO approach ‘no longer fit for purpose’. Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby has called for NATO “partnerships not dependencies”, saying Europe must take…

US urges de-escalation as Syrian army advances on Kurdish-held territory

The United States has urged Syrian troops to halt their advance through Kurdish-held territory in Syria’s north, amid clashes with Kurdish-led forces over strategic posts and oilfields along the Euphrates…

Trump urges China’s Xi to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai

Trump appeals to Chinese leader Xi Jinping after Jimmy Lai convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law in case said to symbolises collapse of media freedoms in the city. United…

Starmer: UK urges swift action on Gaza ceasefire ‘without delay’

NewsFeed Speaking from Mumbai, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the first stage of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, urging its immediate implementation and the lifting of all…