Iraq has lodged an official protest note with United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council over Israel's “flagrant violation” of its airspace for its attack on neighboring Iran.

Israel has waged a massive campaign of death and destruction in northern Gaza since early October. 

The Palestinian ambassador to the UN says more than 470,000 people are facing imminent massacre in northern Gaza.

The UN chief strongly condemns attacks on peacekeepers in southern Lebanon as a violation of international law and a war crime.

The UN chief stresses the urgency of a ceasefire in Gaza, where destruction and devastation are unprecedented.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against the clear and present danger of nuclear weapons as Japan is marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US.

Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani reiterates Iran’s “inherent right” to self-defense and reciprocal action after Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.