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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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Residents of Historic Israeli Settlement Say They Have Returned Home

For Yohanan Ben Yaakov, taking part in the creation of the first Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank in 1967...

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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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French Forces Battle Militants In Northern Mali

French forces operating in northern Mali said Friday that they had taken "out of action" around 20 militants in...

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Former German President To Be Named UN Envoy For W. Sahara

Former German president Horst Koehler will be appointed new UN envoy for Western Sahara, tasked with restarting talks...

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US States, Cities and Firms Unite Behind Paris Accord

Democratic state governors, city mayors and powerful companies united Friday in defiance of President Donald Trump's...

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Kabila Rival Files UN Rights Complaint Against DR Congo Govt

Exiled Democratic Republic of Congo opposition politician Moise Katumbi on Friday filed a complaint with the UN in...

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Who Will Suffer the Most From US Climate Exit?

In withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate pact, President Donald Trump claimed that honouring its terms...

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‘Tragic’ Measles Vaccine Blunders Kill 15 Children In South Sudan

Fifteen children died in South Sudan after receiving contaminated measles vaccines that had not been properly...

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UN Confirms Iran Compliance To Nuclear Deal

Iran is still sticking to the 2015 nuclear accord with major powers even as tensions rise between Tehran and US...

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Iraq Forces Announce Gains In West Mosul

Iraqi forces have recaptured around half of two neighbourhoods in west Mosul that are among the targets of a broad...

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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 Climate Pact Pullout Could Add 0.3 Degrees of Warming

The US withdrawal from the Paris climate pact could "in a worst case scenario" add a 0.3 degree Celsius rise in global...

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Chad Blasts UN Report On Troop Abuses In C. Africa

Chad has strongly objected to a UN report accusing its soldiers of abuses in Central African Republic in an official...

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Timing May Thwart Trump’s Move To Quit Paris Climate Pact

The earliest possible date for America's official withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement is just a day...

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Billionaire Bloomberg Pledges $15 Million To UN For Climate Change

US billionaire Michael Bloomberg has offered $15 million to UN efforts to tackle climate change after President Donald...

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Pacific Islands Accuse US of ‘abandoning’ Them To Climate Change

Pacific Islands at risk of being swallowed by rising seas accused Washington of "abandoning" vulnerable nations and...

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Dismay As Trump Signals Exit From Accord

There has been widespread international condemnation of President Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing...

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AU Deputy Chair To Be Special Guest At Africa Dialogues

African Union Deputy Chairperson Thomas Kwesi Quartey and the UN Resident Coordinator for Ghana, Christine Evans-Klock,...