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Taliban appoint hardline battlefield commanders to key Afghan posts
Middle East
September 21, 2021
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
September 21, 2021
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
September 21, 2021
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
September 20, 2021
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
September 20, 2021
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
September 19, 2021
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
September 16, 2021
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
September 16, 2021
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
September 15, 2021
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
September 14, 2021
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,…