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Pope urges more nations to join UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
World
January 20, 2021
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
World
January 17, 2021
‘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
Middle East
January 17, 2021
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
Middle East
January 16, 2021
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
World
January 11, 2021
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
World
January 10, 2021
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
Middle East
January 9, 2021
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
Middle East
December 31, 2020
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
World
December 28, 2020
‘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
World
December 28, 2020
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…