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.
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There are fears that Israel’s actions in Gaza, which have described as disproportionate force, would be repeated in Lebanon.
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are creating an “unsustainable world.”
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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.
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Written by JAMEY KEATEN The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli...
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Written by JON GAMBRELL Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country’s...
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The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday to help get humanitarian aid into the region.
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Written by SAM MEDNICK, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE The Israeli army ordered some 100,000...
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Written by WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG Israel’s military withdrew from Gaza’s...
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Headwinds from the post-pandemic global economy are holding back costly investment in wind, solar and other forms of clean power.
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