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In rebuke to Lebanese leaders, U.N. says ‘irresponsible’ to leave country without government
Middle East

In rebuke to Lebanese leaders, U.N. says ‘irresponsible’ to leave country without government

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Keeping Lebanon without a government is “increasingly irresponsible”, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, in tough…
European money spawns more misery for migrants in Libya
Middle East

European money spawns more misery for migrants in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — When the European Union funneled millions of euros into Libya to slow the tide of migrants…
Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN
Middle East

Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy said on Wednesday that Israel advanced or approved plans for over 22,000…
Horse-trading Iran hawks seize on Pompeo’s Senate interest
Middle East

Horse-trading Iran hawks seize on Pompeo’s Senate interest

WASHINGTON (AP) — In recent days, Iran hawks in Congress leveraged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s interest in a Senate run to…
Crunch time at climate talks amid discord on carbon markets
Science

Crunch time at climate talks amid discord on carbon markets

MADRID (AP) — Officials from almost 200 countries scrambled on Friday to reach an agreement at a U.N. climate meeting…
Opioid billed as ‘safer’ is abused widely around the world
World

Opioid billed as ‘safer’ is abused widely around the world

KAPURTHALA, India (AP) — Reports rolled in with escalating urgency — pills seized by the truckload, pills swallowed by schoolchildren,…
Greece says Libya-Turkish deal invalid, in bad faith
Middle East

Greece says Libya-Turkish deal invalid, in bad faith

ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece has lodged objections to the United Nations over an accord between Libya and Turkey mapping out…
TB, armed guards, lack of food at UN migrant center in Libya
Middle East

TB, armed guards, lack of food at UN migrant center in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The United Nations center in Libya was opened as an “alternative to detention,” a last, safe…
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
World

58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat…
UN says online anti-vaxxers fueling Samoa measles deaths
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UN says online anti-vaxxers fueling Samoa measles deaths

Social media giants must crack down on anti-vaccination posts that are fueling Samoa’s deadly measles epidemic from afar, UNICEF’s Pacific…
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