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World Yemen’s Huthis drop ‘tax’ threat that jeopardised aid : UN official Yemen's Huthi rebels have dropped a threat to tax aid, a UN official told AFP Friday, in a significant step towards resolving a crisis that has... on 14 February 2020
World Belgium weighing French military mission in Mali : minister Belgium has not ruled out participating in a French military initiative in Mali aiming to bring together special forces from several countries,... on 13 February 2020
World Huthi bid to tax aid threatens millions in Yemen Obstruction by the rebel Huthi authorities in northern Yemen has put the world's biggest humanitarian lifeline at risk, threatening millions... on 13 February 2020
World Regime offensive in NW Syria displaces more than 800,000 : UN A Russia-backed Syrian regime offensive on the last major rebel bastion in the country's northwest has displaced more than 800,000 people since... on 13 February 2020
World Pompeo says settlement report shows UN’s ‘unrelenting anti-Israel bias’ US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday denounced the UN release of a list of companies involved with Israeli settlements, saying it proved... on 13 February 2020
World New clashes in Libya despite UN ceasefire call Rival forces clashed in the Libyan capital Thursday, causing new civilian casualties in the grinding conflict a day after a UN Security Council... on 13 February 2020
World More Cameroonians enter Nigeria to flee violence : UN Almost 8,000 people have fled into Nigeria from Cameroon in the past two weeks to escape clashes between the security forces and armed separatists,... on 13 February 2020
World Slovak minister tipped to be next UN envoy for Western Sahara Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak, who once served as the president of the UN General Assembly, is expected to be named the world body's... on 13 February 2020
World UN identifies 112 firms linked to Israeli settlements The UN has released a list of 112 companies with activities in Israeli settlements, which are considered illegal under international law, including... on 13 February 2020
World Belgian king makes rare speech by monarch to UN Security Council Belgium's King Philippe addressed the UN Security Council in New York on Wednesday, making a rare appearance by a sovereign and calling for better... on 12 February 2020
World Beyond the UN : The conflict mediators who go where others fear to tread David Gorman knew early on he wanted to help resolve conflicts and make peace, but he was wary of becoming a diplomat tethered to the interests... on 12 February 2020
World Palestinian leader warns UN on Trump’s ‘Swiss cheese’ peace Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to reject President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, saying it would... on 11 February 2020
World UN asked to vote Wednesday in support of Libya ceasefire : diplomats The UN Security Council was asked Tuesday to vote on a resolution supporting a ceasefire in Libya, in what would be the first binding text adopted... on 11 February 2020
