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Spy Fiction? Byzantine Russia Tale Envelops Washington
Secret meetings, phone taps, Russian oil money and mysterious intelligence dossiers: the swirling scandal over Donald...
US Vows To End ‘Israel-Bashing’ At United Nations
The US ambassador to the United Nations received a rapturous welcome Monday at Washington's biggest pro-Israel forum,...
Nuclear Ban ‘not Realistic’
A worldwide nuclear ban is simply not "realistic", the US ambassador to the UN has said, as nearly 40 countries stayed...
UN Syria Envoy Urges Foreign Powers To Help Restore Ceasefire
The United Nations' Syria envoy sent an urgent appeal Saturday to Russia, Iran and Turkey seeking help to restore a...
Israel Ignores UN Demand Against Settlements
Israel has ignored a United Nations resolution demanding it halt settlement building in the occupied Palestinian...
Syrian Rivals Tackle Governance, Terrorism At UN Talks
Syrian rivals will tackle all agenda items at peace talks this week, including political transition, the United Nations...
Somali Leader Pleads For Help To Avert Famine
Somalia's president said on Thursday almost half his country's people are facing acute food shortages and about 15...
UN’s Troubled Syria Peace Talks Restart In Geneva
UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva on Thursday, with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime...
UN-Backed Syria Peace Talks To Restart In Geneva
Syrian rivals were to resume UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva on Thursday, with escalating violence and deadlock on...
UN Chief Heads To Arab Summit After Row Over Israel ‘apartheid’ Report
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres travels to Jordan next week to attend an Arab summit following a row over the...
New Syria Peace Talks As Fight Comes To Damascus
A fifth round of UN-backed Syria peace talks begins Thursday in Geneva with scant hope of a breakthrough against a...
International Quartet Backs Libya’s Unity Government
A quartet of international groups said Saturday it supported efforts by Libya's unity government to assert control over...
Trump Hosts Merkel After Snowstorm Delay
President Donald Trump hosts Germany's Angela Merkel at the White House Friday, a meeting delayed by a snowstorm and...
State Dept, Int’l Community Worried By US Budget Cuts
With his department reeling over President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts and the international community worried,...
Netanyahu Seeks Deal With Trump On Settlement Construction
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he was in discussions with Donald Trump's administration on...
Two Decades of Efforts To Disarm NKorea ‘have Failed’
Two decades of diplomacy aimed at curbing North Korea's nuclear ambitions have failed and a new approach is needed, the...
US Demands UN Pull Report Accusing Israel of Apartheid
The United States on Wednesday demanded that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres withdraw a report by a UN body...
Russian-Backed Talks On Syria Flop After Rebel No-Show
Russian-led peace efforts for Syria foundered Wednesday as a third round of talks ended with no progress after rebels...
Trump Envoy Holds Fresh Talks On Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A top adviser to US President Donald Trump held further talks on the Middle East conflict Wednesday, meeting Israeli...