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UN: Over 550 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya
World
October 4, 2021
UN: Over 550 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya
ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — Libya’s coast guard Sunday intercepted two boats carrying more than 550 Europe-bound migrants off the…
North Korea accuses U.N. of double standards over missile tests, warns of consequences
World
October 3, 2021
North Korea accuses U.N. of double standards over missile tests, warns of consequences
SEOUL, Oct 3 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Sunday the United Nations Security Council applied double standards over military…
UN agency for Palestinian refugees has urgent budget crisis
Middle East
October 3, 2021
UN agency for Palestinian refugees has urgent budget crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees is facing an “existential” budget crisis and appealing for urgent…
Turkish company halts power supplies to crisis-hit Lebanon
Middle East
October 2, 2021
Turkish company halts power supplies to crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A Turkish company supplying electricity to Lebanon from two power barges off the coast of Beirut said…
Divided UN extends its mission in Libya till after elections
Middle East
October 1, 2021
Divided UN extends its mission in Libya till after elections
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to extend the U.N. political mission in Libya…
The AP Interview: Ethiopia crisis ‘stain on our conscience’
World
September 29, 2021
The AP Interview: Ethiopia crisis ‘stain on our conscience’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The crisis in Ethiopia is a “stain on our conscience,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said,…
Reparations draw UN scrutiny, but those who’d pay say little
World
September 28, 2021
Reparations draw UN scrutiny, but those who’d pay say little
More than a year after Black Lives Matter protests launched a worldwide reckoning about the centuries of racism that Black…
Iran rejects US demand for UN inspectors’ access to nuclear site
Middle East
September 28, 2021
Iran rejects US demand for UN inspectors’ access to nuclear site
DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Iran on Tuesday rejected a U.S. call to grant U.N. inspectors access to a nuclear…
North Korea launches missile as diplomat decries US policy
World
September 28, 2021
North Korea launches missile as diplomat decries US policy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea Tuesday at nearly the same moment…
Egypt’s Sisi declares interest in hosting COP27 next year
Egypt
September 27, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi declares interest in hosting COP27 next year
CAIRO, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi officially declared on Monday his country’s interest in hosting the…