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Oct 16, 20193 min read

Turkey-Syria offensive: Not our problem, says Donald Trump

President Donald Trump has said it is “not our problem” if Turkey enters Syria, calling the former US allies the Kurds “no angels”. The...

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Oct 15, 20193 min read

Turkey-Syria offensive: US sanctions Turkish ministries

The US has imposed sanctions on Turkish ministries and senior government officials in response to the country’s military offensive in...

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Oct 15, 20195 min read

Who are the Kurds, and why is Turkey attacking them in Syria?

The Turkish invasion of Kurdish-held territory in northern Syria has complicated an already chaotic war. What began eight years ago as a...

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Oct 14, 20192 min read

Turkey-Syria offensive: Kurds reach deal with Syrian army

The Kurds in Syria say the Syrian government has agreed to send its army to the northern border to try to halt Turkey’s offensive against...

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Oct 8, 20193 min read

‘Dangerous nationalism’ seriously threatens efforts to tackle statelessness: UNHCR chief

Hate speech and misguided nationalism present a serious threat to efforts to tackle statelessness, despite growing public awareness of...

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Oct 4, 20192 min read

UN and FIFA kick off healthy living campaign, to harness global game’s ‘huge potential’

At a ceremony held in Geneva on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, announced that...

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Oct 3, 20192 min read

Four police officers killed in Paris knife attack

A knife-wielding assailant has killed at least four police officers during an attack at the central police headquarters in the French...

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Oct 3, 20192 min read

US ex-cop Amber Guyger: sentenced to 10 years for murder

A US former police officer who shot dead her neighbour inside his own apartment in Dallas has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for...

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Oct 3, 20192 min read

‘Tenacious’ Kyrgyz lawyer and statelessness champion, wins prestigious UNHCR prize

A rights lawyer who took to horseback to help more than 10,000 stateless people gain nationality in Kyrgystan after the break-up of the...

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Sep 25, 20192 min read

Liberian President credits UN for ‘16 years of unbroken peace’, outlines plan to reduce poverty, boo

“After being devastated by a brutal civil conflict that lasted for 14 years, peace was restored and maintained by what was then the...

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Sep 24, 20193 min read

Newly-elected Nigerian UN General Assembly President pledges focus on ‘peace and prosperity’ for mos

The global reach of the United Nations makes it “the world’s best hope for peace and security, sustainable development and the promotion...

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Sep 24, 20192 min read

US President Trump says countries have ‘absolute right’ to protect their borders

The path to peace and a better world “begins at home,” United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, urging countries to look...

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Sep 21, 20193 min read

Saudi Arabia vows to respond to oil attacks with ‘necessary measures’

Saudi Arabia says it will respond with “necessary measures” to attacks on two oil facilities as it reiterated the accusation that Iran...

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Sep 1, 20192 min read

Israeli army fires into Lebanon after Hezbollah missile attack

Israel’s military said it has fired into southern Lebanon after a number of anti-tank missiles targeted an Israeli army base and vehicles...

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Aug 31, 20192 min read

Activist Greta Thunberg gets preview of UNHQ ahead of climate summit

Two days after disembarking from her carbon-free yacht in New York, teen climate activist Greta Thunberg paid a visit to UN Headquarters...

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Aug 28, 20193 min read

UN envoy tells Security Council, ‘Perseverance is key’ to Iraq’s future

Although Iraq is “hard at work building on progress made to date”, a top United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday...

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Aug 26, 20191 min read

President Trump is “unfit” Second Republican challenges Trump in 2020 White House race

Conservative radio show host and former lawmaker Joe Walsh has become the second man to challenge President Donald Trump for the...

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Aug 24, 20192 min read

North Korea launches two more ‘short-range ballistic missiles’ into sea

North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday morning, South Korea’s military says. The launch...

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Aug 21, 20192 min read

Urgent need for ‘restraint and genuine dialogue’ in Middle East to avoid major confrontation

Briefing the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, Maria Luiza Viotti, said...

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Aug 16, 20193 min read

‘Quash’ convictions and release women jailed for protesting against wearing veils in Iran, urge UN r

Source: UN News Decades-long prison sentences handed down to three women protesting the strictly enforced wearing of veils in Iran, have...

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