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Haiti’s Main Airport and Capital Frozen After a Day of Violence

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 12, 2024 | World

Written by EVENS SANON PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main airport remained closed on...

Congo Wants UN Peacekeepers Gone. But Endless War Around Minerals Is Complicating That

Posted by Associated Press | Oct 29, 2024 | World

Congo desperately wants stability in its mineral-rich east, of intense interest to the global economy. But political friction means the government wants the longtime United Nations peacekeeping force there to get out.

Lebanon Fears Gaza-Like Carnage as Israel Ramps up Airstrikes Across the Country

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 27, 2024 | World

There are fears that Israel’s actions in Gaza, which have described as disproportionate force, would be repeated in Lebanon.

Head of United Nations Calls Global Situation ‘Unsustainable’ as Annual Meeting of Leaders Opens

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 24, 2024 | World

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are creating an “unsustainable world.”

WHO Declares mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency as a New Form of the Virus Spreads

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 15, 2024 | World

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries.