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Quake death toll passes 41k; UN asks for aid

Istanbul—The death toll from the earthquake that has devastated parts of Turkey and Syria exceeded 41,000 on Friday as the United Nations appealed for...

UN chief fears world headed for ‘wider war’ over Ukraine

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned nations Monday that he fears the likelihood of further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict means the world is...

War, climate, de-globalization take center stage at WEF

By Adam Plowright Paris—Top politicians and world business leaders are set to meet for the annual Davos summit in the Swiss Alps next week under...

Is clime credo in high gear?

The two-week 27th edition of the Conference of the Parties in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt has ended – with new heroes among participants from...

Haiti, UN launch 145 million USD appeal for cholera, humanitarian relief

Haiti and the United Nations are seeking 145 million U.S. dollars for humanitarian relief, including for a cholera outbreak that has killed 161 people,...

UN chief tells Myanmar junta to get democracy ‘back on track’

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged the Myanmar junta to immediately return to democracy, saying it was the only way to stop the...

Vietnam’s ‘wave of repression’ threatens climate goals: rights groups

A "new wave of repression" in Vietnam is jeopardising progress in tackling climate change, human rights groups told UN chief Antonio Guterres Friday as...

UN chides Vietnam’s ‘wave of repression’

Hanoi—A “new wave of repression” in Vietnam is jeopardizing progress in tackling climate change, human rights groups told UN chief Antonio Guterres Friday as...

Thousands march in Haiti to protest calls for intervention

Thousands of Haitians demonstrated Monday in Port-au-Prince to protest against the government and its call for foreign assistance to deal with endemic insecurity, a...

Guterres pushes for international troop deployment to crisis-hit Haiti

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate deployment of a special armed force to Haiti to staunch spiraling insecurity, as the...

UN calls on Iran to refrain from ‘disproportionate force’ against protests

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi not to use "disproportionate force" against protesters who took to the streets after the...

UN chief appeals for cooperation to address ‘world in peril’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for solidarity and cooperation to address a "world in peril" at the opening of the 77th United Nations...

UN chief calls for ‘restraint’ in Iraq

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday called for "restraint" in Iraq and asked all parties to "take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation" as...

North Korea criticises UN chief over denuclearisation call

North Korea on Sunday criticised UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his "dangerous words" after he called for the complete and verifiable denuclearisation of Pyongyang...
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