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Iran agrees to extend deal on cameras at its nuclear sites
Middle East
May 24, 2021
Iran agrees to extend deal on cameras at its nuclear sites
VIENNA (AP) — Iran and the UN’s nuclear watchdog agreed on Monday to a one-month extension to a deal on…
Israel-Gaza violence shows few signs of slowing as global diplomacy ramps up
Middle East
May 18, 2021
Israel-Gaza violence shows few signs of slowing as global diplomacy ramps up
More than a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas showed few signs of abating on Tuesday despite intense US…
UN Secretary-General calls on WHO to approve Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
Health & Fitness
May 14, 2021
UN Secretary-General calls on WHO to approve Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the World Health Organization to approve the use of Russia’s Sputnik V…
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
Middle East
May 11, 2021
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of a UN team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear…
Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities on Sunday deported around three dozen Ethiopian peacekeepers, working on the UN mission in Darfur,…
UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos
World
April 30, 2021
UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos
BANGKOK (AP) — Political turmoil and disruptions following the coup in Myanmar could undo years of progress and double the…
UN experts say South Sudan divisions widen, new war possible
Middle East
April 27, 2021
UN experts say South Sudan divisions widen, new war possible
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN experts are warning that political, military and ethnic divisions in South Sudan are widening, leading…
Iran cuts number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 60% purity, IAEA report says
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Iran cuts number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 60% purity, IAEA report says
Iran has reduced the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to up to 60 percent purity at an above-ground plant at…
Syria receives batch of UN vaccines to speed up virus fight
Middle East
April 22, 2021
Syria receives batch of UN vaccines to speed up virus fight
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government received a batch of 203,000 COVID-19 vaccines Thursday, the health minister said, in…
UN warns of social media impostor in Egypt
Egypt
April 16, 2021
UN warns of social media impostor in Egypt
A United Nations press release on Thursday announced that a man who has allegedly been posing as an ambassador at…