United Nations slams US- and Israel-backed Gaza aid group as a ‘failure’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN spokesman says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is not delivering supplies safely to those in need. The United Nations says the Israeli- and United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is a “failure” from a humanitarian perspective. Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said aid operations have stalled because…

Nigeria’s Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nine pardoned by president 30 years after executions

Nigeria’s president has pardoned the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years after his execution sparked global outrage. Along with eight other campaigners, Mr Saro-Wiwa was convicted of murder, then hanged in 1995 by the then-military regime. Many believed the activists were being punished for leading protests against the operations of oil multinationals, particularly Shell, in…

Delhi GM Open: Nikitenko downs Paichadze, catches Abhijeet Gupta at summit in Round 8 thriller

New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Belarusian Grandmaster Mihail Nikitenko, playing whites, downed Georgian GM Luka Paichadze in Round 8 of the 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament (Delhi GM Open) 2025 to join Abhijeet Gupta in a joint-lead at the top of the leaderboard. With only two rounds remaining in Category A, both Nikitenko…