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Turkey says in talks with Russia on extending Syria aid
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is in talks with Russia and other members of the United Nations Security Council on the...
Read moreIran, U.S. choices on nuclear deal ‘crystallize’ in Vienna – U.S. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The last few rounds of Iran nuclear deal talks in Vienna have "helped to crystallize the...
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Criticism of Palestinian security forces raises pressure on Abbas
By Rami Ayyub and Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Pressure is mounting on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over...
Read moreUN court convicts former Milosevic aides of war crimes
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.N. judges on Wednesday convicted two men of war crimes for their role in financing and...
Read moreEthiopian troops ‘forced’ out of Mekelle, Tigray forces spokesman says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopian forces were forced to withdraw this week from the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle, a spokesman...
Read moreEthiopia says army left Mekelle to deal with other threats
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The Ethiopian army left the Tigray regional capital Mekelle because it needs to prepare for other...
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U.S. tells U.N. that weekend airstrikes aimed to deter Iran
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that it targeted...
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U.N. states agree to $6 billion peacekeeping budget, averting shutdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations member states agreed on Tuesday to a budget of some $6 billion for the...
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Exclusive-U.N. expert backs probe into Iran’s 1988 killings, Raisi’s role
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. investigator on human rights in Iran has called for an independent inquiry...
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Russians accused of Central African Republic abuses in U.N. report
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russian military instructors and Central African Republic (CAR) troops targeted civilians with excessive...
Read moreImpact of ceasefire in Ethiopia’s Tigray ‘unclear’ – U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The impact of a ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray "remains unclear," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on...
Read moreTigray forces will pursue ‘enemy’ forces into Eritrea and Amhara region, spokesman says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tigrayan forces battling Ethiopia's government will enter neighbouring Eritrea and Ethiopia's Amhara region to pursue "enemy" forces...
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U.N. peacekeeping missions prepare for possible shutdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations peacekeeping missions globally are preparing for a possible shutdown on Thursday if the 193-member...
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‘Stop denying racism, start dismantling it,’ U.N. rights chief says
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -Nations should "start dismantling racism", set up reparations programmes and prosecute law enforcement officials for...
Read moreUNICEF accuses Ethiopian troops of targeting its Tigray office
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. children's agency on Monday accused Ethiopian government troops of dismantling satellite...
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Libya talks in Geneva aim to pave way for December polls
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Libyan delegates began four days of U.N.-facilitated talks on Monday aimed at creating the legal...
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U.S., other nations call for unimpeded delivery of aid to Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and other nations in a joint statement on Monday reiterated their call for immediate...
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Gaza reconstruction clouded by dispute over Israelis held by Hamas
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Reconstruction of Gaza after last month's fighting between Israel and Hamas is being held...
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Fighting in Yemen’s Marib heats up again, say sources
ADEN (Reuters) - Fighting between Yemen's warring parties in the gas-rich Marib region, the recognised government's last northern stronghold, intensified...
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Sudan to cut government spending, increase social spending
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan will cut its government spending and increase social spending, the cabinet said on Saturday, after completing...
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