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Taliban appoint hardline battlefield commanders to key Afghan posts
Middle East

Taliban appoint hardline battlefield commanders to key Afghan posts

Sept 21 (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers announced several senior appointments on Tuesday, naming two veteran battlefield commanders from the…
Ships rescue 190 Europe-bound migrants off Libya
Middle East

Ships rescue 190 Europe-bound migrants off Libya

ABOARD THE GEO BARENTS (AP) — Two vessels rescued around 190 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the coast…
World leaders return to UN and face many escalating crises
World

World leaders return to UN and face many escalating crises

NEW YORK (AP) — World leaders will be back at the United Nations for the first time in two years…
UN, US, UK condemn Huthis’ execution of 9 Yemenis
Middle East

UN, US, UK condemn Huthis’ execution of 9 Yemenis

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The United Nations, the United States and the United Kingdom on Sunday condemned the executions of…
UN to world leaders: To curtail warming, you must do more
World

UN to world leaders: To curtail warming, you must do more

Pressure keeps building on increasingly anxious world leaders to ratchet up efforts to fight climate change. There’s more of it…
World leaders return to UN with focus on pandemic, climate
World

World leaders return to UN with focus on pandemic, climate

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19 (Reuters) – World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with…
UN council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks
Egypt

UN council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 15 (Reuters) – The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to resume African…
UN chief urges ‘rapid’ emission cuts to curb climate change
World

UN chief urges ‘rapid’ emission cuts to curb climate change

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations called Thursday for “immediate, rapid and large-scale” cuts in greenhouse gas…
Iran’s nuclear chief admits removal of damaged IAEA cameras
Middle East

Iran’s nuclear chief admits removal of damaged IAEA cameras

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran acknowledged on Wednesday that it had removed several surveillance cameras installed by U.N. nuclear inspectors…
Syria violence worsening, not safe for refugee return, UN investigators say
Middle East

Syria violence worsening, not safe for refugee return, UN investigators say

GENEVA, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Syria is still unsafe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began,…
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