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UNESCO lists world heritage sites in Lebanon, West Bank as in danger

Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, as seen from Metula in northern Israel, on June 1.

Danish fish fossil cliffs set to gain UNESCO status

The Hanklit cliff overlooking Limfjord on the Danish island of Mors, Denmark.

UN to list more sites as ‘in danger’ from conflict or climate change

These sites could include Sebastia, identified as being biblical Samaria, in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank.

Hungary channels water to protect UNESCO bird haven amid drought

Lajos Gal, a regional unit manager at the Hortobagy National Park Directorate, walks through the flooded marshland in Hortobagy National Park near Tiszafured, Hungary, July 15, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus

UNESCO urges wider use of debt-for-education swaps

UNESCO has urged governments and international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps to tackle a worsening education financing crisis.

K-pop star G-Dragon named honorary ambassador for UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Busan

As ambassador, K-pop star G-Dragon will support campaigns promoting the protection of World Heritage sites.

Israeli strikes damaged heritage sites across south Lebanon, minister says

A piece of metal lies at the Al‑Bass Roman ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site hit by an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, southern Lebanon.

Seventeen’s Joshua pledges continued support for young people’s dreams at UNESCO event

K-pop artiste Joshua Hong speaking at the launch of the Global Youth Grant Scheme Scale-Up Phase at UNESCO on June 25.

Palestinians decry Israeli push for control over ancient West Bank sites

A Palestinian boy rides a scooter through archaeological remains in the ancient village of Sebastia, near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Kyiv's damaged monastery could take two years to restore, official says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, which was hit during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 15, 2026. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

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