World News in Brief: Gulf tensions rise, Gaza health needs ‘staggering’, skills gap threat The UN has expressed deep concern over escalating security incidents in the Gulf, warning that recent attacks risk undermining efforts to maintain regional stability.

Attacks on media workers must end, UN urges NEW YORK, 04 MAY 2026 (UN NEWS CENTRE)—War in the Middle East has made Lebanon the deadliest country for media workers so far this year, but practically no country offers a safe environment in which to be a journalist, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Volker Türk highlighted growing threats to the […] The post Attacks on media workers must end, UN urges appeared first on Island Times News .