BERLIN/BENGHAZI (REUTERS) – Foreign powers agreed at a summit in Berlin on Sunday (Jan 19) to strengthen an arms embargo on Libya and shore up…
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US accuses Russia, China of blocking UN statement on Baghdad embassy attack
UNITED NATIONS (REUTERS) – The United States accused Russia and China on Monday (Jan 6) of blocking a United Nations Security Council statement “underscoring the…
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US confirms its envoy held talks with Taliban in Qatar
Zalmay Khalilzad, special envoy on Afghan reconciliation, met Taliban representatives in Doha, US State Department says. The United States has confirmed that its envoy met the…
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Kim Jong Un holds meeting of top North Korean officials
Is Kim Jong Un still planning his ‘Christmas gift’ for Washington? North Korean leader holds top party meeting ahead of deadline for Trump to back…
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Kim Jong Un holds military meeting amid debate to cut diplomacy with US
Kim Jong Un convened a meeting Sunday with members of a key ruling party to debate the best method to bolster the regime’s military capabilities,…
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U.N. to deliver food aid to 4.1 million in Zimbabwe, fears 'major crisis'
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday it was procuring food assistance for 4.1 million Zimbabweans, a quarter of the population in a…
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Crowd burns UN base and town hall over ‘inaction’
Protesters have torched a UN military base and the town hall in Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The protesters were furious that UN…
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U.N. official calls for new, competent Lebanese govt
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A top U.N. official in Lebanon called on Tuesday for the urgent formation of a new government made up of people known…
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General election: Farage’s ‘unilateral Leave alliance’ could prove pivotal
Boris Johnson will be rightly relieved by Nigel Farage’s announcement that he is not standing Brexit Party candidates in 317 seats where the Tories had…
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Iran claims it downed 'unknown' drone over Persian Gulf, Pentagon says all US devices accounted for
Iran’s supreme leader addresses tensions with US on eve of 40th anniversary of Iranian hostage crisis Ayatollah Khamenei doubles down on Iran’s commitment not to…
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US notifies UN of Paris climate accord withdrawal
The United States has formally notified the United Nations of its intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The notification begins a one-year process of…
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Quit ‘coal addiction’, UN boss warns Asia
The chief of the United Nations has warned Asia to quit its “addiction” to coal in a bid to tackle climate change. UN Secretary General…
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The ‘backpacker killer’ and unanswered questions
Ivan Milat, who died on Sunday, is one of the most notorious serial killers in Australia’s history. Between 1989 and 1992, he kidnapped and murdered…
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UN refugee agency expresses concern at Greek asylum plans
ATHENS (REUTERS) – The United Nations refugees agency UNHCR expressed concern on Thursday about Greek proposals to overhaul laws affecting asylum seekers, saying they could…
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