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Trump and Macron take spotlight at UN but challenges are key
World
September 19, 2017
Trump and Macron take spotlight at UN but challenges are key
US President Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron are expected to take the spotlight at the annual gathering of…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical
World
September 19, 2017
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday any human rights violations in troubled Rakhine State and said anyone…
Rights group urges new Myanmar sanctions over Rohingya crisis
World
September 18, 2017
Rights group urges new Myanmar sanctions over Rohingya crisis
A rights group has called for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo against the Myanmar military in response to an…
Risk of Afghan civilian casualties could damp support for US strikes on militants
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Risk of Afghan civilian casualties could damp support for US strikes on militants
US President Donald Trump’s plans to step up air strikes on Islamist militants in Afghanistan risk increasing civilian casualties and…
UN to deploy security force to guard its base in Libya: envoy
Middle East
September 8, 2017
UN to deploy security force to guard its base in Libya: envoy
The United Nations is preparing to deploy up to 250 peacekeepers to Libya to guard its base in the capital…
Mali confirms arrest of key jihadist near Timbuktu
Middle East
July 23, 2017
Mali confirms arrest of key jihadist near Timbuktu
Malian and French troops have arrested a close associate of a preacher whose jihadist group has claimed dozens of attacks…
Libya’s eastern commander declares victory in battle for Benghazi
Middle East
July 6, 2017
Libya’s eastern commander declares victory in battle for Benghazi
Over three years his forces have clashed with militants as well as with former anti-Gaddafi rebels resisting what they saw…
Envoy Haley says US won’t let the UN ‘bully’ Israel anymore
World
June 8, 2017
Envoy Haley says US won’t let the UN ‘bully’ Israel anymore
President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday the US will not allow the UN to “bully” Israel…
Yemen spiraling toward ‘total collapse’ as world watches, UN warns
Middle East
June 7, 2017
Yemen spiraling toward ‘total collapse’ as world watches, UN warns
Blaming the “inability or indifference” of the international community, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief warned that Yemen is spiraling toward…
Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, Ivory Coast elected to UN Security Council
World
June 4, 2017
Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, Ivory Coast elected to UN Security Council
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly elected Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru and Poland to the UN Security Council…