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UN: Yemen’s warring sides resume talks on prisoner exchange
Middle East
January 24, 2021
UN: Yemen’s warring sides resume talks on prisoner exchange
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s warring sides Sunday resumed United Nations-backed negotiations over a prisoner swap, the world body said, more…
US State Department says working to conclude Huthi terrorist designation review
Middle East
January 23, 2021
US State Department says working to conclude Huthi terrorist designation review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department has initiated a review of the terrorist designation of Yemen’s Huthi movement and…
Pope urges more nations to join UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
World
January 20, 2021
Pope urges more nations to join UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday urged more nations to join a UN treaty banning nuclear weapons, saying…
‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
January 17, 2021
‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of…
Libya talks make progress towards new temporary government, UN says
Middle East
January 17, 2021
Libya talks make progress towards new temporary government, UN says
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Libyan political dialogue arranged by the United Nations has made progress towards agreeing a new transitional…
UN says US blacklisting of Yemen group may hinder bid to avert oil spill
Middle East
January 16, 2021
UN says US blacklisting of Yemen group may hinder bid to avert oil spill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Nations is concerned that a US plan to blacklist Yemen’s Houthi movement on Tuesday…
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
World
January 11, 2021
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — Experts from the World Health Organization are due to arrive in China this week for a long-anticipated…
Report: Hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray struck by artillery
World
January 10, 2021
Report: Hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray struck by artillery
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Many of the hospitals in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region, outside its capital, have been struck by…
Iran will expel UN nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted: lawmaker
Middle East
January 9, 2021
Iran will expel UN nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted: lawmaker
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will expel United Nations nuclear watchdog inspectors unless sanctions are lifted by a Feb. 21 deadline…
Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law – UN
Middle East
December 31, 2020
Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law – UN
GENEVA (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as…