Today: July 06, 2024
Today: July 06, 2024

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Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia get seats on the UN Security Council

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia have gotten seats on the U.N. Security Council

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UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict

The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children’s rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other

UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict
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UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space

The United States says that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part of weaponizing space

UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
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IAEA warns that attacks on a nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine put the world at risk

Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant

IAEA warns that attacks on a nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine put the world at risk
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The Security Council revives the Palestinian Authority’s UN hopes. The US says not yet

The U.N. Security Council has revived the Palestinian Authority's hopes of joining the United Nations as a full member

The Security Council revives the Palestinian Authority’s UN hopes. The US says not yet
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UN envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died

Former U.N. diplomat Giandomenico Picco has died at the age of 75

UN envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died
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Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger

It’s easy to blame the latest spasm of violence in Haiti on longstanding poverty, the legacy of colonialism, and European and U.S. interference with the West’s first free Black republic

Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger
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UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn't been able to stop bloodshed

The United Nations Security Council has voted to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan

UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn't been able to stop bloodshed
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China presents UN with vague Mideast peace plan as US promotes its own role in easing the Gaza war

China has presented the United Nations Security Council with a four-point plan for Middle East peace in a demonstration of its ambitions to be a global superpower

China presents UN with vague Mideast peace plan as US promotes its own role in easing the Gaza war
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Back in full force, UN General Assembly shows how the most important diplomatic work is face to face

The six-day United Nations General Assembly formally wrapping Tuesday shows how in-person diplomacy has fully come back

Back in full force, UN General Assembly shows how the most important diplomatic work is face to face

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