UN special rapporteur highlights global challenges faced by free speech and advocacy. In an era where freedom of expression faces unprecedented challenges globally, Irene Khan stands as a beacon of hope. With a rich background in human rights advocacy, Khan has battled against censorship, intimidation and the suppression of free speech. Her efforts underscore the importance of this fundamental human right in holding the powerful to account, even...

The chief of the UN’s aid agency in Gaza has said that it had no knowledge of what was beneath its abandoned headquarters amid Israeli claims that a Hamas tunnel ran below the Gaza City site. Philippe Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on X late on Saturday that the agency “did not know what is under its headquarters in...