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Lebanon’s army says exchanged smoke bombs with Israeli troops
Lebanon’s army said on Wednesday it had exchanged smoke bombs with Israeli troops at the border, the second such incident in a week.The Lebanese army, ... Middle East -
UN warns of ‘madness’ of new nuclear arms race
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that the world was plunging into a new nuclear arms race and warned of the shadow of “annihilation” ... World News -
Cholera and dengue outbreaks reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on: UN
Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering as deadly fighting grinds on ... Middle East -
UN condemns deadly attack on aid trucks in South Sudan, halts deliveries
The UN slammed Monday a deadly attack over the weekend on aid trucks delivering assistance in southern South Sudan, prompting a suspension of aid ... North Africa -
Azerbaijan promises to treat Karabakh Armenians as ‘equal citizens’
Azerbaijan promised the United Nations on Saturday that it would ensure equal treatment for ethnic Armenians from the disputed territory of ... World News -
Sudan’s army chief says he favors negotiated settlement to war
Sudan’s army chief said on Friday he had not sought military support on a recent regional tour and that his preference was for a peaceful solution to ... North Africa -
Israeli forces kill Palestinian fighter in northern West Bank raid
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian militant during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the seventh person killed this week as President ... Middle East -
UN showdown: Armenia and Azerbaijan clash amid Nagorno-Karabakh violence
Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed Thursday at the United Nations on the heels of a swift military victory in Nagorno-Karabakh by Baku, which heard calls ... World News -
Sudan’s army chief warns UN of potential regional spillover from ongoing conflict
Sudan’s army chief warned Thursday at the United Nations that months of war could spill over in the region as he urged international pressure on the ... North Africa -
Abbas to UN: No Mideast peace without Palestinians’ rights
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday there could be no peace in the Middle East without a two-state solution.“Those who think that peace can ... Middle East -
‘Stop the war’ and Zelenskyy won’t speak: UN Security Council chair tells Russia
It was to be Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s first in- person appearance at a UN Security Council meeting on Moscow’s invasion of his ... World News -
Humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels opened ‘the gates to hell’: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told world leaders humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels had “opened the gates to hell” as he kicked ... World News -
Sudan’s army chief headed to UN General Assembly
Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, at war for months with paramilitaries, was headed to New York on Wednesday to address the UN ... Middle East -
Poland summons Ukrainian ambassador over Zelenskyy comments at UN General Assembly
Poland’s foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Ukrainian ambassador over comments made by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the United Nations ... World News -
South Korea’s Yoon to address ‘illicit’ N.Korea-Russia military ties at UN
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol plans to underline “illicit, dangerous” military dealings between North Korea and Russia at the United Nations on ... World News -
Morocco earthquake leaves women without menstrual care, safe hygiene: NGOs
Almost 3,000 people died, and thousands of others were injured when a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on September 8.The crisis sent thousands of ... North Africa -
EU to ask China at UN to push Russia towards ‘just peace’ in Ukraine
European Council President Charles Michel will ask China directly at the United Nations Security Council to do more to push Russia towards a “just ... World News -
Muslim leaders criticize the West at the UN General Assembly over Quran burnings
Muslim leaders addressing the United Nations on Tuesday berated the West over burnings of the Quran, denouncing the acts protected as free speech as ... World News -
EU executive: More aid payments for Somalia ‘temporarily suspended’
The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday that disbursements of humanitarian aid in Somalia were “temporarily suspended” after a UN probe found ... World News -
At UN, Biden will ask world to stick with Ukraine
US President Joe Biden will use his speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to make a full-throated appeal for world leaders to stand with ... World News -
Zelenskyy visits wounded soldiers in New York ahead of UN address
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with wounded Ukrainian soldiers at a New York City hospital on Monday, shortly after arriving in the ... World News -
UN wants cash and commitments to rescue stalled global development goals
World leaders will seek this week to salvage stalled global targets to fight issues such as hunger, poverty, and climate change that have been knocked ... World News -
UN warns of disease threat in Libya’s flood-hit Derna
UN agencies warned Monday that Libya’s flood-stricken city of Derna, where thousands were killed a week ago, faces the threat of disease outbreaks ... North Africa -
Turkey’s Erdogan to attend UN General Assembly amid tensions with US
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is traveling to New York to attend the UN General Assembly amid heightened tensions with Washington over Syria ... World News -
UN nuclear watchdog IAEA blasts Iran over latest inspector exclusion
The United Nations nuclear watchdog on Saturday condemned the “disproportionate and unprecedented” move by Iran to withdraw accreditation from ... Middle East -
Aid groups sound alarm in flood-stricken Libya as hopes of finding survivors fade
Aid groups warned of growing risk posed by the spread of disease that could compound the humanitarian crisis in Libya, as hopes dwindled Saturday of ... North Africa -
Red cross says still hopeful of finding Libya flood survivors
Emergency workers sifting through the mud and rubble of the flood disaster in Libya are still hopeful of finding survivors, the Red Cross chief in the ... North Africa -
Lead poisoning victims in Kosovo UN-run camps await long overdue reparations
Victims of lead poisoning in UN-run camps in Kosovo have still not received adequate reparations more than 20 years after the war, rights advocates ... World News -
With defiant summit, Russia’s Putin, North Korea's Kim send rivals warning: Analysts
Whatever practical cooperation emerges from this week's summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, their ... World News -
Libya’s floods: Everything to know about the disaster that left thousands dead
The death toll from Libya’s devastating floods continued to rise on Thursday as more bodies show up on the shores along the country’s coastline, and ... Features