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Haiti key port closed to land access after gang attacks

Haiti's Caribbean Port Services (CPS) said on Thursday it is shutting off land access to its port in the capital Port-au-Prince, a key corridor for supplies in the country

Haiti key port closed to land access after gang attacks
Environment|Europe|News|World

UK names Rachel Kyte as new climate envoy

Britain on Thursday named Rachel Kyte, a climate policy professor at Oxford University, as its new climate envoy - the latest step in the recently elected Labour government's

UK names Rachel Kyte as new climate envoy
News|World

Palestinian President Abbas urges UN to stop the war in Gaza

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the U.N.

Palestinian President Abbas urges UN to stop the war in Gaza
Africa|News|Political|World

Sudanese army chief says army will support peace if it ends RSF 'occupation'

The head of Sudan's army said on Thursday that he supported efforts to bring an end to a devastating war in his country as long as they brought an end to the "occupation" of territory by

Sudanese army chief says army will support peace if it ends RSF 'occupation'
Americas|News|World

Haiti's top official grateful for Americans' solidarity with migrants in Springfield, Ohio

The head of Haiti's transition council, Edgard Leblanc, told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday that he was thankful for

Haiti's top official grateful for Americans' solidarity with migrants in Springfield, Ohio
News|World

Palestinian authority should exercise full jurisdiction on Gaza after war ends, says Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday the Palestinian authority should exercise its full jurisdiction on the Gaza strip and all border crossings including Rafah.

Palestinian authority should exercise full jurisdiction on Gaza after war ends, says Abbas
News|World

Iran, Hezbollah enabled Houthis' rise, says UN report

Yemen's Houthi rebels have grown "from a localised armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization" with the

Iran, Hezbollah enabled Houthis' rise, says UN report
Business|Economy|Finance|World

UNCTAD chief calls for permanent sovereign debt restructuring system

The global financial architecture needs a permanent mechanism for restructuring sovereign debt, as measures currently in place have fallen short for creditors

UNCTAD chief calls for permanent sovereign debt restructuring system
Celebrity|Entertainment|News|World

Actor Meryl Streep shows solidarity at UN with Afghan women, girls

A female cat has more freedom in Afghanistan than a woman does, Hollywood actor Meryl Streep said at the United Nations on Monday in a bid to get world

Actor Meryl Streep shows solidarity at UN with Afghan women, girls
MidEast|News|World

Israel not facing effective pressure, Greece says

Israel is not facing sufficient pressure to end the war in Gaza and the escalation in Lebanon is a minefield that the international community may not be able

Israel not facing effective pressure, Greece says
Environment|News|World

Leaders at UN urge world's richest to do more on climate

Developing nations on Monday pleaded at the U.N.

Leaders at UN urge world's richest to do more on climate
News|World

Top UN officials on Gaza: 'These atrocities must end'

Leading United Nations officials demanded on Monday "an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe" in the Gaza Strip, nearly a

Top UN officials on Gaza: 'These atrocities must end'
MidEast|News|Political|World

Iran's president accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying 'traps' to lead Iran into it

Iran’s president accused Israel of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying “traps” to lead his country into a wider conflict

Iran's president accuses Israel of seeking wider Mideast war and laying 'traps' to lead Iran into it
MidEast|News|World

Iran ready for nuclear talks at UN 'if other parties willing', foreign minister says

Iran is ready to start nuclear negotiations on the sidelines of the U.N.

Iran ready for nuclear talks at UN 'if other parties willing', foreign minister says
MidEast|News|Political|World

At U.N., Turkey to press criticism of Israel over Gaza war

Turkey, among the world's sharpest critics of the Israeli military operation in Gaza, will use the U.N.

At U.N., Turkey to press criticism of Israel over Gaza war
Europe|News|Political|World

Better Greek-Turkish ties could ease Cyprus talks, Greek minister says

An improvement in Greek-Turkish relations could help U.N. efforts revive talks between Cyprus' divided communities, Greece's foreign minister said on Monday

Better Greek-Turkish ties could ease Cyprus talks, Greek minister says
News|World

At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century

At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen
Americas|Crime|News|World

As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis

As world leaders discuss the future of efforts to wrangle the gangs strangling Haiti, Haitians are expressing hopelessness over an international response to the tide of violence

As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis
Celebrity|Environment|News

Leaders at climate meetings in New York warn of growing mistrust between nations

U.N. Secretary General António Guterres launched a two-day, climate-themed "Summit for the Future" on Sunday as part of the U.N.

Leaders at climate meetings in New York warn of growing mistrust between nations
News|Political|World

UN nations endorse a 'Pact for the Future,' and the body's leader says it must be more than talk

The U.N. General Assembly has approved a blueprint to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges

UN nations endorse a 'Pact for the Future,' and the body's leader says it must be more than talk
Political|World

UN adopts pact that aims to save global cooperation

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a "Pact for the Future" on Sunday, which U.N.

UN adopts pact that aims to save global cooperation
News|Opinion|World

World leaders are gathering for the UN General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy

It's not a great moment in world affairs right now

World leaders are gathering for the UN General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy
World

Kenya's Ruto open to converting Haiti mission to U.N. peacekeeping operation

Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full

Kenya's Ruto open to converting Haiti mission to U.N. peacekeeping operation
Africa|Americas|News|World

Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs

Kenya’s President William Ruto has arrived in Haiti

Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs

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