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US will veto UN draft on protecting Palestinians: Haley

  UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United States will "unquestionably veto" a UN draft resolution calling for the protection…

UN lifts travel ban for North Koreans to Kim-Trump summit

  UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- A UN Security Council committee has agreed to lift a travel ban on…

25 people dead due to Ebola in DR Congo as disease spreads

  The number of suspected, probable and confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 45,…

South Korean president asks UN to verify closure of North’s test site

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in has asked the United Nations to verify the planned…

Nine out of 10 people breathing polluted air: WHO

by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- More than 90 percent of the global population is breathing…

UN Security Council team visits Rohingya in Bangladesh camps

KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A UN Security Council team visited Rohingya refugees trapped in the no man's land along the border…

UN in security talks with Syria after chemical probe put on hold

  by Maya Gebeily Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- UN security experts have said they were negotiating with…

Syria has reached ‘point of no return’ over chemical attacks: France

  UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- France warned Friday that Syria's government had reached a "point of no return" by…

UN calls urgent Syria meeting after Trump threat

by Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United Nations warned world powers against letting the…

UN Council must prevent Syria ‘spiraling out of control’: Guterres

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday voiced concern to the Security Council's five…

US readies response to Syria attacks after UN clash with Russia

by Dave Clark with Rim Haddad in Damascus Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump faced…

Russia rails against Britain at UN, denies Skripal role

  UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Russia unleashed a blistering war of words against Britain and the United States at…

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