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N. Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit
World
January 8, 2019
N. Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday on an unannounced visit for talks with President Xi…
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
Middle East
December 19, 2018
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The World Food Programme announced on Wednesday cuts in food aid affecting some 190,000 impoverished Palestinians…
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
Environment
December 11, 2018
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal’s Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle…
More than 150 governments to adopt UN migration pact in Morocco
Middle East
December 10, 2018
More than 150 governments to adopt UN migration pact in Morocco
MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) – More than 150 countries will join a United Nations conference to adopt a global pact…
Palestinian children in Gaza get education in conflict
Middle East
December 9, 2018
Palestinian children in Gaza get education in conflict
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Mazen al-Dalo took two of his young sons to see the Palestinian protests…
Sisi, Hadi discuss Yemeni crisis: presidency
Egypt
December 6, 2018
Sisi, Hadi discuss Yemeni crisis: presidency
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi Wednesday to discuss the latest developments of the United Nations’ political negotiations…
World ‘way off course’, UN warns
Environment
December 3, 2018
World ‘way off course’, UN warns
The world is “way off course” in its plan to prevent catastrophic climate change, the United Nations warned Monday as…
Pompeo condemns Iran missile test
Middle East
December 2, 2018
Pompeo condemns Iran missile test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday condemned what he described as Iran’s testing of a…
Egypt calls for allocating 2 African seats in UN Security Council
Egypt
November 22, 2018
Egypt calls for allocating 2 African seats in UN Security Council
Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mohamed Edris called for lifting the historic injustices on Africa, by…
Trump, land fears boost South Africa’s ‘white state’
World
November 21, 2018
Trump, land fears boost South Africa’s ‘white state’
PRETORIA (Reuters) – When US President Donald Trump pledged to investigate large scale killings of white farmers in South Africa…