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Europe moves to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran amid nuclear tensions
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear...
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UN labels Afghanistan world's most repressive country for women
The United Nations has called Afghanistan the most repressive in the world for women and girls since the Taliban takeover of the country....
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Russia entitled to leave Ukraine deal, Putin says
Russia is entitled to leave the Turkish-brokered grain deal that it recently rejoined if Ukraine violates the security guarantees it has...
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Next round of Syrian peace talks put on hold: UN envoy Pedersen
The United Nations special envoy for Syria on Saturday said that the next session of the Syrian-led, U.N.-facilitated talks scheduled for...
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Turkey welcomes truce commitment in Yemen
Turkey welcomed the pledge made by the conflicting parties in Yemen to renew their commitment to the U.N.-truce, ahead of Qurban Bayram,...
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Shutting Syria aid corridor would spell 'catastrophe': UN
The closure of the last aid corridor from Turkey into northwest Syria's opposition-held areas would spell "catastrophe" for millions of...
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Kızkalesi, where a princess's fate was sealed in the Mediterranean
The Turkish and Greek leaders of the divided island of Cyprus met Wednesday to launch an inclusive action plan to boost the role of women...
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As expected: Finland happiest country for 5th year
The Nordic nation of Finland is crowned the world's happiest country for the fifth year in a row, by a yearly United Nations-sponsored...
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At least 10,000 children killed in Yemen conflict: UN chief
More than 10,000 children have died amid the violence and suffering of Yemen's ongoing conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio...
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Russia, US in disagreement over UN Libya mission, special envoy
Russia and the United States were deadlocked Thursday over extending the United Nations mission in Libya, which ends Jan. 31, with Moscow...
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Libyan interim PM Dbeibah receives vote of confidence
The new Libyan interim government under Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has received the vote of confidence, confirming the newly...
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COVID-19 pandemic pushes poverty in Latin America to 20-year high
Extreme poverty across Latin America and the Caribbean has reached its worst level in two decades due to the coronavirus pandemic, a...
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UN religious freedom expert blasts Swiss move to ban burqa
The leading U.N. expert on freedom of religion on Monday criticized the Swiss referendum in favor of a "burqa ban," saying that the...
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