[ad_1] Updated Oct. 19, 2023 1:58 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) RAFAH, Gaza Strip—The United Nations and world leaders were pushing Thursday to get immediate aid flowing into…
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Biden admin unveils sanctions on Iran missile, drone programs after U.N. ban ends
[ad_1] The Biden administration on Wednesday vowed to maintain restrictions on Iran’s ballistic missile and drone programs after U.N. Security Council sanctions on Tehran’s missile arsenal expired. The administration announced…
Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees must not be forgotten during other world crises, U.N. refugee chief says
[ad_1] BANGKOK — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees urged the international community not to forget the plight of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the midst of many other…
U.N. Finds More Cases of Russians Executing Ukrainian Prisoners of War
[ad_1] Ticket machines advertise the “Barbie” movie in Moscow last month.Credit…Maxim Shipenkov/EPA, via Shutterstock As people in much of the world flocked to see Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film “Barbie” this…
Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws
[ad_1] Mali’s army battles on multiple fronts after U.N. quits Islamists target Timbuktu, Tuareg rebels back on offensive ‘There is a risk of civil war,’ says expert West Africa’s Sahel…
After U.N. meeting, countries brace for COP28 fossil fuel fight
[ad_1] With two months left until the U.N.’s COP28 summit, countries are far from bridging the gap between those demanding a deal to phase out plant-warming fossil fuels and nations…
U.N. chief calls for an end to $7 trillion in fossil fuel subsidies
[ad_1] Secretary-General António Guterres remarks on Russian termination of the Black Sea Initiative to deliver grain and fertilizers to the world market during a Security Council stakeout at the United…
Baby drowns during migrant rescue operation off Italy’s Lampedusa
[ad_1] A five-month-old baby boy drowned during a rescue operation off the Italian island of Lampedusa after a boat carrying migrants across the sea from North Africa capsized, ANSA and…
WSJ News Exclusive | China’s Top Diplomat to Skip U.N. Assembly, Raising Doubts About Possible Xi Visit to U.S.
[ad_1] Beijing’s surprise decision to dispatch its ceremonious vice president to the U.N. sends mixed signals over efforts to stabilize U.S.-China ties. [ad_2] Source link
Cyprus leaders, in first encounter, back five-way U.N. meeting
[ad_1] NICOSIA (Reuters) – The leaders of Cyprus’s estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on Tuesday agreed to support the possibility of a five-party meeting under the auspices of the…