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Darfur Peacekeeping Force Headed For Major Drawdown

The African Union and the United Nations are proposing major cuts to their joint peacekeeping force in Sudan's troubled...

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France Will Ask UN To Authorize Sahel Counter-Terror Force

France will ask the UN Security Council to authorize an African military force for the Sahel region that will be sent...

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North Korea Slams ‘mean’ Targeted UN Sanctions

North Korea on Sunday slammed the latest UN sanctions as "mean" and vowed to press ahead with its missile and nuclear...

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Mattis Praises, Criticises China On N. Korea and South China Sea

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Saturday that North Korea posed a global threat and praised China's efforts to influence...

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UN Slaps Targeted Sanctions On 18 N. Korean Officials, Firms

The UN Security Council on Friday put North Korea's suspected spy chief, 13 other Pyongyang officials and four entities...

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US Carriers In Sea of Japan In Show of Force To N.Korea

Two US aircraft carriers and their escort vessels carried out naval maneuvers in the Sea of Japan this week in a show...

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E. Guinea, Poland, Kuwait Among Six Elected To UN Security Council

Equatorial Guinea was for the first time elected to the UN Security Council on Friday during a vote that saw Ivory...

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Moscow Says Won’t Veto UN Resolution On N.Korea Sanctions

Moscow on Friday said it will not veto a UN resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea, despite Kremlin ire over...

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US Proposes New N. Korea Sanctions At UN

The United States presented a draft UN Security Council resolution Thursday that would impose new sanctions on North...

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Rights Groups Urge Probe Into Bloodshed In DR Congo’s Kasai

International and local rights groups called on the UN on Thursday to open an urgent inquiry into the months-long...

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Six Days That Changed the Face of the Middle East

The Arab-Israeli war of June 1967, or Six-Day War, radically changed the map of the Middle East. Between June 5 and 10,...

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Yemen Facing ‘total Collapse’ As Fighting Continues, UN Warns

The United Nation's top humanitarian co-ordinator has said Yemen is facing "total social, economic and institutional...

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World Watches As Yemen Descends Into Total Collapse

Yemen is descending into total collapse, its people facing war, famine and a deadly outbreak of cholera, as the world...

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N. Korea Says Ballistic Missile Test Successful

North Korea on Tuesday boasted its test of a precision-guided missile was "successful", saying it had zeroed in within...

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China Calls For Dialogue After N.Korea Missile Test

China pleaded again for dialogue on Monday to ease regional tensions after North Korea launched its latest missile test...

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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, the South's military and Japan said, a move that ratcheted up tensions...

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UN Chief Decries Attacks Targeting Medical Facilities

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that attacks on medical facilities are on the rise in war...

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North Korea Can Fire Its Ballistic Missile From ANYWHERE, Images Show

North Korea's latest missile launch showed that the county's military is able to operate weapons from anywhere in the...

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UN Questions DR Congo Probe of Experts’ Murder

The United Nations raised questions Tuesday about the Democratic Republic of Congo's probe of the murder of two UN...