MIDDLE EAST CRISIS LIVE: 'Give peace a chance' UN chief urges Israel and Iran

One week since the Israel-Iran conflict erupted, diplomatic efforts to end the war are ramping up in Geneva as foreign ministers from France, Germany, the UK and the EU prepare to meet their Iranian counterpart. In New York, meanwhile, the UN Security Council just heard the UN Secretary-General warn ambassadors that “we are on course to chaos” if the war widens “which could ignite a fire that no one can can control.” We'll be covering these developments including updates from Gaza. UN News app users can follow here.

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