The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Wednesday adopted a Bahrain‑led resolution condemning Iranian attacks on several countries in the Middle East, even as a separate Russian draft resolution addressing the broader regional conflict failed to pass. 

The United Nation’s (UN) Emergency Relief Chief has condemned the staggering financial toll of the escalating Middle East conflict, warning that the war is costing an estimated one billion dollars a day while global humanitarian needs continue to soar and funding falls perilously short.

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