More strikes
Other attacks in Paktika province damaged buildings, including a madrasah (or school) and a residential property, although no casualties were reported there.
“UNAMA urges all parties to put a lasting end to hostilities to protect civilians and prevent further loss of life and injury.”
The UN mission, which oversees the protection of civilians across Afghanistan, also reminded all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law.
Migrant boat sinks off Crete and dozens are feared dead or missing
At least 30 migrants are feared dead or missing after a boat capsized amid adverse weather conditions off Greece on Saturday, according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The ship left Tobruk on February 19 and sank about 20 nautical miles south of Kali Limenes, Crete.
Twenty people were rescued, including four minors. Authorities recovered the bodies of four victims.
More than 600 deaths in 2026
The UN migration agency reports that at least 606 migrants have died or gone missing along the Mediterranean Sea route so far this year, the deadliest start since records began in 2014.
The agency calls for strengthening search and rescue operations, closer regional cooperation, and expanding safe migration pathways to prevent further loss of life.
Brazil: UN human rights experts call for justice and accountability ahead of murder trial
Independent UN human rights experts on Monday called for justice for victims of “widespread systemic racism, structural discrimination and violence” across Brazil, as the trial of the alleged architects of the 2018 murders of a Rio de Janeiro politician and her driver begins before the Supreme Court.
“As we reach this long-awaited stage of the judicial process, it is vital that equity and transparency be respected and that full justice prevails” in the case against those accused of murdering Councilwoman Mariella Franco and Anderson Gomes, the experts stressed.
“The trial represents not only the final chapter in the fight for justice for Franco and Gomes, but also an important milestone in addressing the structural impunity of racism, intersectional discrimination and violence against human rights defenders, women, people of African descent and LGBTIQ+ people in Brazil.”
The brutal murders of 2018 shocked Brazil and the international community. The road to justice has been long and arduous for the families of the victims, noted the experts appointed by the Human Rights Council.
Eight year test
“The fact that it has taken eight years to reach this final stage of the judicial process is in itself shocking,” they said.
In 2024, the experts, who do not receive any salary for their work and are not UN staff, welcomed the convictions of some of the perpetrators of the murders, stressing that the convictions did not mark the end of the fight for justice for Franco and Gomes.
“To ensure full justice, accountability and non-repetition of violence, those involved in planning and covering up the murders must be held accountable,” they said.