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North Korea calls South's leader a ‘guy with a trash-like brain' as it slams his UN speech
North Korea has called South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol “a guy with a trash-like brain” and “a diplomatic idiot” as it blasted him for using a U.N. speech to issue a warning over the North’s deepening military ties with Russia.
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Biden to Israeli prime minister: ‘My commitment to Israel is ironclad'
President Joe Biden met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations in New York City on Wednesday to discuss ‘integrated’ Middle East and Iran.
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Zelenskyy: Russia is weaponizing food, energy and abducted children in its war against Ukraine
Zelenskyy spoke Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual top-level meeting.
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Biden reaffirms support for Ukraine at UN
President Joe Biden delivered remarks at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday. “We will continue to stand with the brave people of Ukraine,” Biden said.
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Biden warns UN leaders no nation is secure if we allow Ukraine ‘to be carved up'
President Joe Biden used his annual address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to make a robust case that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression.
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UN kicks off Climate Week as phasing out fossil fuels becomes priority
The heat is about to be turned up on fossil fuels, the United States and President Joe Biden.
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UN food agency warns of ‘doom loop' for world's hungriest as governments cut aid
The World Food Program is warning that humanitarian funding cuts by governments are forcing the U.N. agency to drastically cut food rations to the world’s hungriest people.
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Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies
Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, has died. He was 75.
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Iran transfers 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest in step toward deal for ultimate release
Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest, a move supporters hope is the first move toward their eventual release.
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UN cuts food aid to millions globally amid ‘crippling' funding crisis
The United Nations says it has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of “a crippling funding crisis” that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels.
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Jill Biden marks US reentry into UNESCO with flag-raising ceremony in Paris
U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO in Paris, marking Washington’s official reentry into the U.N. agency after a five-year hiatus.
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‘Some will starve, many may die:' UN warns after Russia pulls out of Ukraine grain deal
Moscow was criticized by the U.N. and council members for attacking Ukrainian ports after pulling out of the year-old grain deal and destroying port infrastructure
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AI robot panel tells UN press conference they could be better world leaders than humans
Humanoid robots say they could lead more efficiently than humans, but wouldn’t take anyone’s job away and had no intention of rebelling against their creators.
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UN blacklists Russian forces for killing children and attacking schools in Ukraine
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report to the Security Council that he is “appalled” by the high number of “grave violations” against children in Ukraine in 2022.
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Amy Pope Elected as First Woman Director for UN Migration Agency
Amy Pope of the U.S. has been elected as the next director general of the International Organization for Migration.
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El Niño Could Prompt a Spike in Global Temperatures, UN Agency Warns
The United Nations agency said it cannot yet forecast the strength or duration of the El Niño later this year.
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Around 26% of World Lacks Clean Drinking Water and 46% Sanitation, UN Says
A new report says 26% of the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water and 46% lack access to basic sanitation.
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UN Report: How Florida is Fueling Haiti's Arms Trafficking Crisis
Increasingly sophisticated weapons are being trafficked into Haiti mainly from the United States and especially from Florida amid worsening lawlessness in the impoverished Caribbean nation, according to a U.N. report released Friday.
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Crimes Against Humanity Likely Committed in Nicaragua, Says UN Human Rights Group
The Nicaraguan government engaged in “extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,” according to the report.
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Emirates Successfully Flies Plane Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Long-haul carrier Emirates has successfully flown a Boeing 777 on a test flight with one engine entirely powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel.