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Pope urges more nations to join UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
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Pope urges more nations to join UN treaty banning nuclear weapons

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday urged more nations to join a UN treaty banning nuclear weapons, saying…
‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray
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‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of…
Libya talks make progress towards new temporary government, UN says
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Libya talks make progress towards new temporary government, UN says

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Libyan political dialogue arranged by the United Nations has made progress towards agreeing a new transitional…
UN says US blacklisting of Yemen group may hinder bid to avert oil spill
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UN says US blacklisting of Yemen group may hinder bid to avert oil spill

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Nations is concerned that a US plan to blacklist Yemen’s Houthi movement on Tuesday…
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
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China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe

BEIJING (AP) — Experts from the World Health Organization are due to arrive in China this week for a long-anticipated…
Report: Hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray struck by artillery
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Report: Hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray struck by artillery

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Many of the hospitals in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region, outside its capital, have been struck by…
Iran will expel UN nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted: lawmaker
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Iran will expel UN nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted: lawmaker

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will expel United Nations nuclear watchdog inspectors unless sanctions are lifted by a Feb. 21 deadline…
Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law – UN
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Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law – UN

GENEVA (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as…
‘I would never go back’: Horrors grow in Ethiopia’s conflict
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‘I would never go back’: Horrors grow in Ethiopia’s conflict

HAMDAYET, Sudan (AP) — One survivor arrived on broken legs, others on the run. In this fragile refugee community on…
Mired in crises, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting
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Mired in crises, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coronavirus restrictions that have significantly limited his public appearances. Warning signals for an economy battered…
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