Turkey changes name at UN to ‘Turkiye’
United Nations—Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to ...
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UN envoy for Libya resigns weeks before key vote
The UN special envoy for Libya has quit just a month before crucial presidential elections in the war-torn nation without ...
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Burkina Faso massacre death toll rises to 160
Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 160 civilians in Burkina Faso's volatile north in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence ...
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Three UN peacekeepers killed in Central Africa ahead of national polls
Three UN peacekeepers have been killed by unidentified combatants in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said, as the ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.