Work ‘in concert’ to help bring Yemen closer to a peaceful future

RIYADH — The peace process in Yemen has been “stalled for too long,” the top UN envoy for the country told a summit meeting on Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, aiming to build on the Saudi-led

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Ukraine war: Russia used cluster weapons at least 24 times, says UN’s Bachelet

GENEVA — Credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine, at least two dozen times since they invaded on 24 February, UN rights chief Michelle

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Pakistan's Imran Khan is fighting for his political life

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing arguably the biggest challenge of his political career, as the opposition seeks to remove him from office in a vote of no confidence.The

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A third of the world remains totally unvaccinated against COVID: Tedros

GENEVA — A third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including a shocking 83 percent of all Africans, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)

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Putin being misled by fearful advisers: US

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by advisers who are too scared to tell him how badly the war in Ukraine is going, the White House says.Meanwhile, British intelligence says

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World can end ‘downward humanitarian spiral’ of Afghanistan

GENEVA — As the world focuses its attention on the war in Ukraine, the UN reminded the international community on Thursday to remember Afghanistan as it kicked off a pledging conference to save the lives

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UN highlights human cost of transatlantic slave trade

NEW YORK — The United Nations on Tuesday remembered the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade and its continued impact on the modern world, by honoring the tradition of resistance to slavery and unity

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UN envoy calls for strategy to address root causes of DR Congo conflict

NEW YORK — Amid deteriorating security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the top UN envoy in the country has called for a comprehensive political strategy that includes

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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets US Secretary of State

RABAT — Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed has met on Tuesday with US secretary of State Antony Blinken.During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed and Blinken discussed the friendship and cooperation

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Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity, warns FAO

KIEV — Millions of Ukrainians may soon face serious food insecurity because of the ongoing conflict, the UN warned on Tuesday, amid reports that people are facing “life-and-death decisions” on whether

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Dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms

GENEVA — Flooding and displacement in South Sudan are expected to worsen when the wet season begins in around a month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday.“Urgent action is needed to protect

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Response plan launched to support 1.4 million Rohingya and Bangladeshis

GENEVA — “Robust and sustained international support” is again needed for Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi communities generously hosting them, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.“Humanitarian

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World football goes for goal, in aid of Ukraine

GENEVA — With the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine rapidly approaching four million, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday launched a new emergency appeal, with

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Famed Urdu writer gets Muzaffar Hanfi award

BHOPAL — Famous Urdu fictional writer Naeem Kausar has been chosen to get the prestigious Muzaffar Hanfi Aalami Urdu Award for 2022, it was announced recently.The award will be given to the winner at

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Farmers in northern Haiti dig for resilience

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Farmers in the north of Haiti are working to build their resilience to extreme weather patterns in an attempt to better protect themselves from the loss of property and crops that often

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Libya detention centers remain places of violations and abuse: experts

GENEVA — Many of Libya’s migrant detention centers remain places of terrible and systematic abuse, that may amount to crimes against humanity, top rights investigators said on Monday.On the sidelines

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Ex-detainee Anoosheh Ashoori tells of Iran jail 'hell'

LONDON — Anoosheh Ashoori still has to pinch himself to be sure that he really is safe at home with his wife in south London and no longer in the "hell" of Evin jail in Tehran."I still

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Bandits attack Nigerian passenger train with nearly 1,000 people

KADUNA, Nigeria — Suspected bandits attacked a passenger train headed to a northern Nigerian city from the capital Abuja Monday evening after they trapped the train, officials said.The bandits are reported

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Roman Abramovich suffered 'suspected poisoning' at talks

KYIV — Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning at peace talks on the Ukraine-Belarus border earlier this month, sources close to him say.The Chelsea FC owner —

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UK academic says he was deported from India without any reason

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India — In the early hours of 24 March, Filippo Osella flew into India's southern city of Trivandrum from London on a routine research trip to India.Professor Osella, an anthropologist

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Biodiversity: Pressure grows for deal to save nature

GENEVA — A global agreement to reverse the loss of nature and halt extinctions is inching closer, as talks in Geneva enter their final day.International negotiators are working on the text of a UN framework

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GCC Secretary General reviews GCC-Swedish relations

RIYADH — Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Nayef Al Hajraf received Sweden Foreign Affairs Minister Anne Christine Linde,and Ambassador Peter Semneby, Sweden’s Special Envoy

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At least 19 killed in shooting at Mexico cockfight party

MEXICO CITY — At least 19 people have been killed in an armed attack in the state of Michoacán, in western Mexico, officials say.Gunmen swooped down on an illegal cockfighting pit in the community of

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Taliban bars BBC TV programs from schedules

LONDON — BBC TV programming has been taken off air in Afghanistan, after the Taliban ordered local channels not to broadcast content from international partners.Calling it a "worrying development",

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Indian medical students back from Ukraine left in the lurch

NEW DELHI — Sooraj Kumar is back with his family in Babuapur village in the central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The 26-year-old was one of the more than 18,000 Indian students studying medicine in

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UN analysis shows link between lack of vaccine equity and widening inequalities

NAIROBI — Only a tiny proportion of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in developing countries, leading to a widening gap between rich and poor, says the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in a new

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Four dead after Israel gun attack

TEL AVIV — Two suspected gunmen have killed two people in a northern Israeli city on Sunday, Israeli security officials say.The gunmen - who police say were Arab Israeli citizens - started shooting at

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Ukraine army boss raises partition fears

KYIV — Ukraine's military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, has warned that Russia is trying to apply what he called the "Korean scenario" to Ukraine, having failed to take the capital

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Tunisian security forces foil assassination bid against interior minister

TUNIS — The Tunisian National Guard announced Saturday that its forces have thwarted a stabbing attack on Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine and dismantled the concerned terrorist cell.The terrorists

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Fighting child marriage in India, thanks to school and a mobile phone

NEW DELHI — With the help of an innovative mobile phone service, UN agencies are working with the government of Rajasthan, India, to combat child marriage.The poster shows a tiny girl with braided hair,

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Manila evacuates thousands as volcano Taal erupts

MANILA — A small but restive volcano south of the Philippine capital spewed a 1.5 kilometer (0.9 miles) plume on Saturday, prompting authorities to raise an alert level and evacuate more than a thousand

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Call for unity in Security Council over latest North Korean missile test

NEW YORK — The top UN political affairs official urged the Security Council on Friday to be united in its response to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) latest intercontinental ballistic

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Guterres welcomes Tigray humanitarian ceasefire agreement

NEW YORK — The UN chief on Friday welcomed the declaration of an indefinite humanitarian truce on the part of the Ethiopian government, and the commitment by forces in the Tigray region to comply with

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Human rights crackdowns in Libya having ‘a seriously chilling effect’

GENEVA — A deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya, has prompted the concern of the UN human rights office, which noted on Friday that arbitrary arrests and a campaign of social media vilification

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‘Sharp rise’ in Nicaraguans fleeing to Costa Rica, strains asylum system

GENEVA — Around three percent of Costa Rica’s population is now made up of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.Doubling in number over the last eight

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France summons Russian envoy over cartoon 'mocking' Europe

PARIS — France summoned Russian ambassador to the country's Foreign Ministry over an earlier embassy Twitter that Paris deemed "unacceptable", the foreign ministry said.The ministry summoned

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Why patients are flocking to India for surgery

MUMBAI — Juan Francisco Paladines knew there was something wrong when he started seeing double.Doctors told him his symptoms - including double vision - which first appeared ten years ago, were being

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Civilians abducted as Russia tries to assert control

KYIV — Ukrainians are being arbitrarily detained and subjected to enforced disappearances in Russian-controlled areas, the UN has told the BBC.At least 36 cases of civilian detentions were verified by

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Syrian constitutional reform body seeking breakthrough, Security Council hears

NEW YORK — The committee tasked with drafting a new Syrian constitution - and thereby setting the country on a fresh trajectory to peace and stability - resumed its difficult and halting deliberations

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One month of war leaves more than half of Ukraine’s children displaced

NEW YORK — A month since Russia invaded Ukraine, 4.3 million children – more than half of the country’s estimated 7.5 million child population – have been displaced, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

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N Korea claims successful launch of 'monster missile'

SEOUL — North Korea has announced that it successfully launched its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a test on Thursday.The Hwasong-17 was first unveiled in 2020 at a parade where

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‘Little progress’ is being made on settlements, Security Council hears

NEW YORK — Speakers in the Security Council on Tuesday denounced evictions and demolitions by Israeli authorities of Palestinian-owned properties, as the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace

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Haiti: UN agencies warn of ‘unabated’ rise in hunger

ROME — While humanitarian assistance has been successful in averting a catastrophe, Haiti is experiencing a persistent rise in hunger levels, with many citizens suffering acutely, the World Food Programme

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Mozambique: Thousands continue to flee violence in Cabo Delgado

GENEVA — One year after brutal attacks by suspected Al Shabab militants began in northern Mozambique, thousands continue to flee ongoing violence in Cabo Delgado province, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,

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Women and girls deserve to live without violence in ‘safety, dignity and freedom’

NEW YORK — Violence against women and girls may be the world’s “longest, deadliest pandemic,” the UN chief said on Tuesday, during an event focused on the role boys and men need to play, to help

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China plane crash: Search and rescue operation halted by rain

BEIJING — Search and rescue operations have been suspended at the crash site of a Chinese passenger plane after heavy rain sparked fears of a landslide.State media Xinhua said soil at the crash site

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Time to negotiate end to ‘unwinnable’ war in Ukraine: Guterres

KYIV — It’s time for a diplomatic solution to be found to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, amidst signs of hope that progress can be made to end an “unwinnable” and “indefensible” war, said

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Human rights in Myanmar face profound crisis, says Bachelet

GENEVA — The UN’s top rights official said on Monday that amidst a “profound crisis” facing access to basic human rights in Myanmar following the coup in February last year, hundreds of localized

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Over 2 attacks a day on Ukraine health facilities, says UN

NEW YORK — As the total forced to flee their homes in Ukraine rises above 10 million, attacks on healthcare facilities there due to Russia’s continuing bombardment are averaging more than two per day,

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First Person: Witnessing the pain of Ukraine refugees wrenched apart

MEDYKA BORDER CROSSING — The UN has helped tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees to cross into Poland and other neighboring countries. Chris Melzer, spokesperson for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in

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Rescuers search for survivors in China plane crash as families await news

BEIJING — Rescuers continue to search for survivors from a plane crash in southern China, as families of those onboard gather at a nearby airport waiting anxiously for updates.China Eastern Flight MU5735

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Corsican nationalist dies after extremist jail attack

BASTIA — A jailed Corsican nationalist, whose prison assault sparked protests on the French Mediterranean island, has died.Yvan Colonna, 61, who had been serving a life sentence for murdering a local

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Police refuse to charge South Carolina man over boat shooting

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Officials in the US state of South Carolina say they will not pursue charges against a boater who rescued a drowning man, before shooting him dead.Nathan Drew Morgan, 29, was

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Two women killed in Swedish school violence

MALMO, Sweden — Two women in their 50s have died after being "subjected to violence" at a secondary school in the southern Swedish city of Malmö, police say.An 18-year-old man, who is a student

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Biden administration formally determines Myanmar's military committed genocide

HONG KONG — The Biden administration has formally determined that Myanmar's military committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya, a US official told CNN on Sunday.US Secretary

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The lonely funeral of a young soldier in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — There was no family around Dmytro Kotenko when they put him in the ground. His parents did not hear the gunshots that rang out over his grave. They did not hear the sound of the ribbon

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Ukraine rejects Russian demand to surrender Mariupol

KYIV — Ukraine has rejected a Russian ultimatum offering people in the besieged city of Mariupol safe passage out of the port if they surrender.Under Russia's proposal, civilians would be allowed

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Brazil high court revokes Telegram suspension

SAO PAULO — Brazil's Supreme Court revoked on Sunday an order suspending the use of messaging app Telegram in the country after the company complied with court requests to block accounts that allegedly

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Chernobyl staff rotated out for first time since site's capture — IAEA

VIENNA — Around half the single shift of staff who have been working non-stop at the radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl since Russian forces seized the site last month have been relieved by other

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Russia not to initiate reconciliation with West: Lavrov

MOSCOW — Russia remains open to cooperation with Western countries, but will not initiate an improvement in the relations with them, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday."Let's

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10 million flee homes since Russian invasion, says UN

KIEV — It's now three and a half weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and launched a full-scale war. The United Nations says 10 million people have fled their homes, many heading abroad.Thousands have

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NATO to open Balkan airbase in Albania converted from ex-Soviet facility

TIRANA —An old Soviet-era air base in Albania is set to become a tactical base of operations for NATO. It means there will be a NATO base in the western Balkans when it re-opens in 2023.Military spending

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Six killed as car driven into carnival crowd in southern Belgium

BRUSSELS — Six people have been killed in Belgium after a car was driven into a crowd gathering to take part in a carnival on Sunday morning in a village near the town of La Louvière, authorities said.Another

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Japanese Premier Kishida announces $42bn investments in India

NEW DELHI — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday announced a 5 trillion yen ($42 billion) investment in India over the next five years after holding wide-ranging discussions with Indian

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Four US soldiers killed in plane crash during NATO exercise

COPENHAGEN — Four American soldiers were killed in a plane crash during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war, Norway’s prime minister said Saturday.Jonas Gahr Støre tweeted that they were

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Putin criticizes US military-biological research in Ukraine

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed on Saturday "the unacceptable nature of the military-biological activities of the United States in Ukraine" in a phone conversation with

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Thailand drops pre-arrival COVID test for foreign visitors

BANGKOK — Visitors vaccinated for COVID-19 will no longer need a test before traveling to Thailand starting April 1, health officials said on Friday.Visitors will still need to take a RT-PCR test upon

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Arab Parliament welcomes EU resolution black listing Houthi militia

CAIRO — The Arab Parliament welcomed the European Union resolution, amending its regulation to black list the terrorist Houthi militia, in implementation of the UN Security Council's resolution No

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Firing-squad executions can now be carried out in South Carolina

COLUMBIA — South Carolina is now prepared to perform executions by firing squad, the state's Department of Corrections announced Friday.The state said it spent $53,600 in renovations to the Capital

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Syria's President visits UAE, first trip to Arab state since war began

ABU DHABI — Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad landed in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian war began in 2011.Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy

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Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID vaccine

WASHINGTON — Drug-maker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults.The request is broader than rival

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Child, 13, drove pickup in deadly Texas crash that killed nine

AUSTIN, Texas — A 13-year-old was behind the wheel of a pickup truck that slammed head on into a van carrying university athletes in a collision that killed nine on Tuesday.In a Thursday news conference,

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World must deliver support to Afghans: UN refugee chief

KABUL — UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi called on Thursday for sustained international support for Afghanistan’s people, where the country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening.Speaking from

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Security Council votes to bolster UN priorities in Afghanistan

NEW YORK — Seven months after Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, the Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of the UN special political mission in the country, charging it with a robust set

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UN says at least 70 migrants dead or missing off Libyan coast

A boat transporting migrants 34 nautic miles far from Libyan coasts.GENEVA — Over the past two weeks, at least 70 migrants have gone missing at sea and are presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the UN

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Magnitude of civilian casualties in Ukraine demands investigation and accountability, UN told

NEW YORK — The magnitude of civilian casualties and destruction of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine cannot be denied, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Thursday, demanding a thorough

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Putin lays out his demands in Turkish phone call

KYIV — Turkey has positioned itself with great care to be the go-between with Russia and Ukraine — and this seems to be paying off.On Thursday afternoon, President Vladimir Putin rang Turkish President

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International Court orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine

THE HAGUE — Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague.By a vote of 13 to two, with Vice-President Kirill

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Ukraine war: $100 billion in infrastructure damage, and counting

NAIROBI — War in Ukraine risks seeing 90 percent of the country “freefall into poverty” and extreme vulnerability, nearly three weeks since Russia invaded its neighbor, a new UN report said on Wednesday.UNDP

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Gender equality ‘fundamental prerequisite’ for peaceful, sustainable world

NEW YORK — Gender equality is essentially “a question of power” that for millennia, has, “to the detriment of all”, been mostly in the hands of men, the UN chief told a town hall meeting on Wednesday,

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New Zealand set to reopen borders to international tourists

WELLINGTON — After more than two years, New Zealand will reopen its borders to Australians starting April 12, and to international tourists from visa-waiver countries from May 1, the government announced

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Tokyo schools drop controversial dress code on hair and underwear color

TOKYO — For decades, being a student in Tokyo meant you had to look a certain way. Under the public school system's dress code, all students had to dye their hair black, certain hairstyles were prohibited

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Two Fox News journalists killed in Kyiv

KYIV — Two journalists working for Fox News have been killed in Ukraine, staff at the US network say.Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, and Oleksandra Kuvshinova, 24, were killed when their vehicle was

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Alleged drug lord's arrest causes violent clashes in Mexico

MEXICO CITY — A suspected drug lord, whose arrest sparked clashes in northeastern Mexico, has been deported to the US.Juan Gerardo Treviño, also known as "El Huevo" or "The Egg,"

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North Korea fires missile but launch fails, says South

SEOUL — North Korea has fired an "unknown projectile" which appeared to fail immediately after launch, South Korea's military said.The suspected missile was fired from an airfield outside

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European leaders risk train ride to meet Zelensky

KYIV — Ukraine has praised the courage of three European leaders who made a long, hazardous journey by rail from Poland to Kyiv in a show of support as the city came under further Russian attack.The

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More strikes hit Kyiv as Zelensky sounds upbeat on Russia talks

KYIV — Several loud explosions were heard at dawn on Wednesday in Kyiv, followed by columns of black smoke in the sky according to reporters.Around 6 a.m. local time at least three strong explosions

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‘We need peace now’ declares Guterres, warning of global hunger meltdown

NEW YORK — Ukraine is being “decimated before the eyes of the world” with Russia’s military offensive against civilians “reaching terrifying proportions”, said the UN chief on Monday, warning

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Ukraine health facilities ‘stretched to breaking point’, warns WHO

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that it is working “day and night” to keep medical supply chains open and preserve the health system in Ukraine, where, it says, medical

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Women and girls must lead battle against ‘widespread and interlinked crises’

NEW YORK — To forge a sustainable future for us all, “women and girls must be front and center, leading the way”, Secretary-General António Guterres told the opening session of the Commission on

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Yemen facing ‘outright catastrophe’ over rising hunger, warn UN humanitarians

GENEVA — Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is “teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe”, UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from the war-ravaged country indicated potentially

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India on track on achieving renewable energy goals

NEW DELHI — The renewable energy sector is gradually booming with new innovations bringing down the costs and companies beginning to deliver on the promise of a clean energy future. The government seems

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War in Ukraine could make the Covid-19 pandemic worse, WHO says

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday it is concerned the war in Ukraine could worsen the Covid-19 pandemic, and it is trying to do more to limit the spread of infectious diseases.Cases

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Serial killer targets homeless men in New York and Washington, police say

WASHINGTON — A series of shootings targeting homeless men in New York City and Washington were carried out by the same suspect, officials said Sunday.The five shootings left two men dead and took place

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Russia requested Chinese weapons and aid, says US

WASHINGTON — Russia has asked China for military support, including drones, as well as economic assistance for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, according to US officials.The requests came after Russia's

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'Sky turned red' as missiles hit Lviv military base

YAVORIV, Ukraine — Witnesses to a deadly Russian attack on a Ukrainian military base have told how "the sky turned red" as missiles struck the site near the Polish border.At least 35 people

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Economic effects of Lake Albert flooding ‘devastating’ for affected Ugandans

KAMPALA — The flooding of Lake Albert, in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, has caused huge economic losses on the shores of Uganda, where people were already struggling to recover from the effects of the

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UN top officials urge end to attacks on health care in Ukraine

GENEVA — Since Russia invaded Ukraine, 31 attacks on health care have been documented by the World Health Organization. These incidents have killed and injured civilians, as well as destroyed facilities

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Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq

BAGHDAD — Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck early Sunday near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for an

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China’s COVID cases rise, access to Shanghai tightened

BEIJING — The number of new coronavirus cases in an outbreak in China’s northeast tripled Sunday and authorities stepped up anti-disease controls by suspending bus service to Shanghai and ordering

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UK's Queen Elizabeth pulls out of Commonwealth Service

LONDON — Britain's Queen Elizabeth will miss next week's Commonwealth Service, Buckingham Palace has said, in what was due to have been the 95-year-old's first in-person public engagement

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Economic effects of Lake Albert flooding ‘devastating’ for affected Ugandans

KAMPALA — The flooding of Lake Albert, in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, has caused huge economic losses on the shores of Uganda, where people were already struggling to recover from the effects of the

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Russian airstrike hits military base close to Lviv as capital prepares for siege

KIEV — Russian forces fired eight rockets at the Yavoriv military range 30 kilometers northwest of Lviv in western Ukraine, expanding its offensive closer to the border with Poland.Moscow is trying to

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Multiple rockets slam Irbil, no causalities, officials say

BAGHDAD — Multiple rockets struck Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil on Sunday, officials said. Kurdish officials said several rockets hit the area, but only caused property damage.According

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Brussels to ban export of EU luxury goods to Russia in fourth round of sanctions

VERSAILLES — The European Union will ban the export of its luxury goods to Russia in order to deal “a blow to the Russian elite”, as part of new sanctions decided with G7 countries, said European

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China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases

BEIJING — China ordered on Friday a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area attributed to the highly contagious omicron

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Brazil detects record Amazon deforestation in January and February

RIO DE JANEIRO — Detected deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached a record high for the month of February following a similar record the prior month.Satellite alerts of deforestation in February

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‘I speak up for those who cannot’

AMMAN — Maya Aktar, a garment worker from Bangladesh, represents other migrants employed in the sector, in Jordan. She explains how she became involved in the union movement, and the positive difference

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UN political affairs chief warns of ‘utter devastation’ facing Ukraine cities by Russian forces

NEW YORK — With the war in Ukraine now in its third week, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo warned the Security Council on Friday that direct attacks against civilians and civilian objects

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South Sudan bracing for ‘worst hunger crisis ever’

GENEVA — More than 70 percent of South Sudan’s population will struggle to survive the peak of the annual ‘lean season’ this year, as the country grapples with unprecedented levels of food insecurity

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Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine could be a war crime: UN rights office

GENEVA — The UN rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concern on Friday at the increasing number of civilian casualties in Ukraine following the Russian invasion which began on Feb. 24, before issuing

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‘We cannot fail the Syrian people’ Guterres declares, marking 11 years of brutal war

NEW YORK — Syria’s 11 years of brutal fighting has come at an “unconscionable human cost”, subjecting millions there to human rights violations on a “massive and systematic scale”, said the

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On the front line: If Kharkiv falls, all of Ukraine falls

KYIV — In the early days of the invasion, Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine fought back a Russian armoured column. Since then, it has suffered nightly Russian airstrikes and shelling, with dozens of civilians

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UN and partners boost presence, aid supplies inside Ukraine

NEW YORK — Humanitarians are deploying extra staff across Ukraine to aid the growing number of civilians sheltering from Russian bombardment or fleeing the violence, the UN spokesperson said on Thursday.Stéphane

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Women must be given space to lead if Afghanistan is to find peace: Bachelet

KABUL — Whether as peacebuilders, humanitarians or pivotal actors courageously pushing their communities forward, Afghan women must be given the space to lead if the country is to find peace and progress,

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Ukraine: World must unite in face of Russia’s ‘violation of international law’

NEW YORK — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine compels Member States of the United Nations to unite in “cooperation and solidarity” to support all those impacted “and to overcome this violation of international

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UN rights chief leads call for global COVID-19 vaccine equity

GENEVA — The global failure to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries “is prolonging the pandemic” and causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths every week, senior UN figures

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Social media poses ‘existential threat’ to trustworthy news: UNESCO

PARIS — The business model of the news media is ‘broken’ and with it, our fundamental right to information is at risk, a new UNESCO report examining global trends in freedom of expression warns.In

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Ukraine, Russia hold high-profile talks as war rages on

ANTALYA, Tukey — The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine are holding talks in Turkey, as Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbour enters its third week.Ukraine's Dmytro Kuleba said ahead

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3 dead as Ukraine maternity hospital hit by Russian airstrike

KYIV — Three people including a child were killed in a Russian strike on a maternity and children's hospital in the city of Mariupol, officials say.President Volodymyr Zelensky said people were trapped

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Patient who received pig heart in groundbreaking transplant surgery dies

BALTIMORE — A 57-year-old Maryland man who had received a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind transplant surgery has died, the University of Maryland Medical Center said Wednesday.David

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An election in India's most populous state pits Covid-19 anger against Hindu nationalism

AYODHYA — Ritesh Mishra vowed to care for the dead, even if it meant risking his own life last year as India's second Covid-19 wave tore through the country's most populous state.The social worker

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Opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol elected South Korean president

SEOUL — South Korea has chosen opposition candidate, Yoon Suk-yeol, as the country's next president following a close-run race.The governing Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung admitted defeat early

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Russia could launch chemical attack in Ukraine: White House

WASHINGTON — Russia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine — and "we should all be on the lookout", the White House has said.Press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia's

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Ukraine maternity hospital hit by Russian airstrike

KYIV — A maternity and children's hospital in the city of Mariupol has been hit by a Russian airstrike, Ukraine says.President Volodymyr Zelensky said people were trapped under the wreckage and called

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UN denies staff banned from saying 'war' and 'invasion'

NEW YORK — The United Nations denied claims that it has banned staff from using the words "war" or "invasion" to describe the conflict in Ukraine. According to a leaked email, UN

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US rejects Poland's offer to supply fighter planes to Kyiv

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has rejected an offer from Poland to give its MiG-29 fighter jets to the US so they can be passed to Ukraine, saying it raises serious concerns for the NATO alliance.The Pentagon

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‘No justification for violence or terror’ says UN Envoy amid rising tensions in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM — The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the “deteriorating security situation” this week in the occupied West Bank, including

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Sydney floods force thousands to evacuate

SYDNEY — Tens of thousands of Sydney residents have been told to evacuate their homes as floods ravage eastern Australia.In the past fortnight, New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland have been pummelled

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Invest in care services to generate jobs, support working parents: ILO report

GENEVA — Greater investment in care services could create nearly 300 million jobs by 2035, the UN’s labor agency, ILO, said in a report published on Monday ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated

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Prioritizing women welfare Indian government fixes female, male ratio

NEW DELHI — The dwindling ratio of women versus men has been a matter of grave concern to every Indian government and it is no exception to the present government. But the Indian government rolled out

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Zelensky warns Russia will not stop at Ukraine

ATLANTA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Western countries that the war will not stop at Ukraine -- and an attack on freedoms there will affect the rest of the world.During an interview

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UN relief chief outlines immediate humanitarian priorities for Ukraine

NEW YORK — Allowing civilians to safely leave areas under fire in Ukraine, and delivering desperately needed aid to these locations, are among immediate priorities for humanitarians, the UN Emergency

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Ukraine war 'catastrophic for global food'

OSLO — The boss of one of the world's biggest fertilizer companies has said the war in Ukraine will deliver a shock to the global supply and cost of food.Yara International, which operates in more

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With placards and tears, Poles are greeting refugees like family

WARSAW — Refugees from across Ukraine are being welcomed as they arrive in the Polish border town of Przemysl, but there are concerns about how the relief effort can be maintained if the war goes on,

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Multinational effort to send weapons to Ukraine proceeds at high speed

WASHINGTON — Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley went last week to an undisclosed airfield near the Ukrainian border that has become a hub for shipping weapons, a senior Defense

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Turn the clock forward on women’s rights: UN chief in Women’s Day message

NEW YORK — Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that the world “cannot emerge from the pandemic with the clock spinning backwards

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Anti-war protests across Russia see thousands detained

MOSCOW — More than 4,300 people were detained at anti-war protests across Russia on Sunday, rights groups and Russian authorities say.Some 1,700 people were detained in Moscow alone, Ria news agency

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Over one million students sit for in-person exams in Makkah region

Saudi Gazette reportMAKKAH — Over one million boy and girl students sat for the end of the second semester examination in the Makkah region on Sunday. The commencement of in-person exams coincided with

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Death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its 3rd year

BANGKOK — The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from over.The milestone is the latest

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Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia

NEW YORK — Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country’s financial system after its invasion of Ukraine.Mastercard

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Sydney faces more rain as death toll from Australian floods rises

SYDNEY — Sydney, Australia's most populous city that has been drenched in rain for days, braced for more heavy downpours on Sunday as the death toll from flooding across the country's east

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Chinese city reports Omicron outbreak among students

BEIJING — The Chinese port city of Qingdao reported 88 new coronavirus cases for March 5, all of them of the Omicron variant, fueling China's highest number of daily locally transmitted cases so

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Crisis chief calls for ‘humanitarian pause’, WHO condemns healthcare attacks in Ukraine

GENEVA — Amin Awad, the United Nations Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, called on Saturday for an “immediate humanitarian pause” in fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, as UN aid supplies

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Restoring safety and dignity to women in Malawi, displaced by Tropical Storm Ana

GENEVA — Tropical Storm Ana left a trail of destruction in its wake in Malawi, particularly in hardest-hit southern districts, after it struck the country in late January. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA)

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Human Rights Council to establish Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine

GENEVA — In a resolution adopted on Friday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva agreed to establish a commission to investigate violations committed during Russia’s military attack on Ukraine.Thirty-two

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WFP ramping up operations as hunger rises in Ukraine

GENEVA — Amid reports of dwindling food supplies in embattled areas in Ukraine, the World Food Program (WFP) on Friday began ramping up operations, warning that the conflict could have consequences beyond

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‘Unprecedented’ number of traumatized people flee Ukraine

GENEVA — UN humanitarians on Friday described as “unprecedented,” the continuing outflow of children and families fleeing the “relentless shelling” of Russian military action in Ukraine — as

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Food Price Index hit record high in February, UN agency reports

ROME — Global food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.The Food Price Index, which tracks the international prices of a items

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Over one billion obese people globally, health crisis must be reversed — WHO

GENEVA — On World Obesity Day, marked on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to do more to reverse what is a preventable health crisis.According to recent data, more than one

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UNEP combats pollution, restores ozone, protects seas: UN chief

NAIROBI — For 50 years, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has offered the world a way forward “based on a vision for a better, healthier Earth built on the pillars of international cooperation,”

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UN health agency updates guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance.The updated “living guidelines” on related therapeutics now include

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Canada urged to amend discriminatory Indian Act

NEW YORK — The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Thursday, for Canada to fully address long-standing gender-based discrimination in its Indian Act, which

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Ending pandemic, building resilience, key to sustainable development: UN deputy chief

KIGALI — Ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and building resilience against the next outbreak will be critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Deputy Secretary-General

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Bachelet leads calls for Ukraine ceasefire during urgent debate at UN rights council

GENEVA — Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday,

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COVID-19: Depression, anxiety soared 25% in a year

GENEVA — In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global rates of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25 percent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.Findings in the UN

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Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution

NAIROBI — Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on Wednesday to end plastic pollution,

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Over one billion people at risk of hearing loss: WHO

GENEVA — Alerting that over one billion people aged 12 to 35, risking losing their hearing due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other high volume recreational noise, the World Health

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World must engage with Taliban, Lyons tells Security Council

NEW YORK — Six months after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, it is time for concerned countries to deepen their engagement with the country’s new authorities and take action to prevent an irreversible

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Push for ‘more caring, thoughtful’ relationship with nature: UN chief

NEW YORK — Everyone must commit to preserving the Earth’s “invaluable and irreplaceable wildlife,” the UN chief said on Wednesday in his message for World Wildlife Day.“Each year...we celebrate

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UN General Assembly resolution demands end to Russian offensive in Ukraine

NEW YORK — The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on Wednesday demanding that Russia immediately end its military operations in Ukraine.Known informally as the world’s “town

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With roadblocks, rifles and Ukrainian flags, Kyiv residents brace for arrival of huge Russian convoy

KYIV — A drive through central Kyiv leaves no room for doubt. This is a city preparing for a major Russian attack.Rows of concrete panels arranged in maze-like formations. Anti-tank road blocks. Piles

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Ship carrying 4,000 luxury cars sinks off the Azores

LISBON — A cargo ship that was carrying thousands of luxury cars has sunk off the Portuguese Azores archipelago, nearly two weeks after it caught fire.The ship, named Felicity Ace, was transporting around

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Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine cities

KYIV — Russia escalated its attacks on Ukraine, unleashing a campaign of violence in urban areas as its forces closed in on the main cities. The long military convoy outside Kyiv continues to advance

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Indian students living in fear of shelling in Kharkiv

KYIV — "We were sleeping when a deafening sound - an explosion - jolted us out of our beds. The whole building shook," says 22-year-old Soumya Thomas, recalling the moment when she fled her

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Biden vows 'freedom will triumph over tyranny'

WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden has told Congress that Vladimir Putin badly misjudged how the West would hit back once he invaded Ukraine.In a primetime speech, Biden vowed "an unwavering resolve

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UN General Assembly holds emergency special session on Ukraine

NEW YORK — As fighting escalates in Ukraine, UN Member States met on Monday for a rare emergency special session of the General Assembly to discuss the crisis.Assembly President Abdulla Shahid underscored

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Crises unfolding in Ukraine ripple throughout Europe, Security Council hears

NEW YORK — After three days of intense clashes across areas in parts of Ukraine, the number of civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure are growing, and the United Nations and its relief

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Human rights ‘inescapable and powerful’: Guterres

GENEVA — The answers to some of the world’s most pressing problems are rooted in human rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres affirmed on Monday.In a video message to the UN Human Rights Council

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Crucial period ahead for Kyiv as massive Russian column closes in on Ukraine's capital

KYIV — A massive Russian column was closing in on Kyiv Tuesday, with US officials warning Russia's sheer numbers could be able to overcome the Ukrainian resistance.The 40-mile-long (64-kilometer)

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