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US officials: Biden aide to meet Saudi crown prince on Yemen
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US officials: Biden aide to meet Saudi crown prince on Yemen

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is traveling to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet…
Libya’s presidency seeks consensus on election law
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Libya’s presidency seeks consensus on election law

NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The head of Libya’s Presidency Council said on Saturday he would urge candidates in…
UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
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UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact

It’s been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy beards, hightop sneakers and shalwar…
Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis
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Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis

BANGKOK (AP) — In his speech last week to open the U.N. General Assembly, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bracketed Myanmar with…
Saudi king tells U.N. kingdom supports efforts to prevent nuclear Iran
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Saudi king tells U.N. kingdom supports efforts to prevent nuclear Iran

DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that…
UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation
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UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. food agency is warning that 16 million people in Yemen “are…
Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now
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Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now

BEIRUT (AP) — There was a time not long ago when uprisings and wars in the Arab world topped the…
Vaccine inequity comes into stark focus during UN gathering
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Vaccine inequity comes into stark focus during UN gathering

The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution will come into sharper focus Thursday as many of the African countries whose populations…
‘The future is raising its voice’: A dire mood at UN meeting
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‘The future is raising its voice’: A dire mood at UN meeting

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, climate change and worsening divisions among nations and cultures topped the agenda Wednesday as leaders…
Iran wants nuclear talks that lead to lifting of US sanctions, president says
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Iran wants nuclear talks that lead to lifting of US sanctions, president says

Sept 21 (Reuters) – Iran wants to resume nuclear talks with world powers that would lead to removal of US…
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