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US Tells Sudan To ‘step Up’ As It Weighs Cuts To Darfur Force
The United States on Tuesday told Sudan that it would support a drawdown of the huge peacekeeping mission in Darfur if...
Palestinian, UN Alarm After Israel Backs New Settlement
The Palestinians and the United Nations on Friday condemned the Israeli cabinet's approval of the first officially...
Syrian Opposition Rejects ‘any Role’ For Assad
The Syrian opposition to the Damascus regime said Thursday it rejected "any role" now or in the future for current...
Trump ‘serious’ About Israel-Palestine Peace
President Donald Trump is "serious" about solving the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said...
UN To Cut Back DR Congo Peacekeeping Force
The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday to cut the number of troops and police in its peacekeeping mission...
Uncertainty Reigns As UK Triggers Brexit
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has triggered the formal two-year process of negotiations that will lead to Britain...
Trump Moves On Climate, No Word Yet On Paris Accord
President Donald Trump took action on Tuesday to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets, making it clear...
Allies Vow To Destroy IS As Attacks Overshadow Talks
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to crush the jihadists Wednesday at a meeting overshadowed...
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...
UK Raps White House Over ‘ridiculous’ Trump Spy Claims
The White House will not repeat claims that British spies snooped on Donald Trump, Britain said on Friday after the UK...
Trump Envoy Meets Israeli Settlers In Unusual Move
A top adviser to US President Donald Trump met Israeli settler leaders Thursday in an unusual move that may raise fresh...
Trump Adviser Meets Israeli Settler Leaders In Unusual Move
A top adviser to US President Donald Trump met Israeli settler leaders Thursday in an unusual move likely to raise...
New Round of Syria Talks Set For March 23
Syria's government and opposition groups are invited to resume peace talks in Geneva on March 23, the UN envoy said...
N. Korea Goes ‘my Way’ With Missiles and Murder Row
Dealing with a notorious murder by detonating a huge diplomatic row, and firing missiles as a practice assault on US...
US Envoy At UN Makes Bid For Reviving Israeli-Palestinian Talks
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday discussed reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations during her first meeting...
US Hasn’t Decided Yet On Iran Nuclear Deal
The new US administration has not yet decided what to do about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the head of the UN atomic...
N.Korea Fires ‘unidentified Projectile’ Into Sea
Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" into waters east of the peninsula early Monday, the...
Iran’s S-300 Air Defence System ‘operational’
Iran's advanced S-300 air defence system, delivered by Russia following a July 2015 nuclear deal after years of delay,...
Syria Peace Talks Inch Forward Under Diplomatic Pressure
UN-sponsored Syria peace talks limped towards a close on Friday after more than a week in Geneva with little sign of...