US takes aim at UN climate proposal
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration is urging other nations to press a tiny Pacific island country…
Indonesia readies up to 8,000 troops for Gaza peacekeeping force
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has begun training a contingent of up to 8,000 soldiers it plans to…
Short rainy seasons are killing Kenyan livestock
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Drought conditions have left over 2 million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya,…
UN waiting to see how much US intends to pay
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Monday it’s waiting to find out how much of the…
Many dead or missing after migrant boat sinks off Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Two babies are among at least 53 people dead or missing after an inflatable migrant…
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing has reopened but few people get through
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — When the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt finally reopened this…
Haiti’s presidential council dissolves as lone, unelected ruler remains
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s presidential council stepped down on Saturday after almost two years of tumultuous rule…
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon report rise in Israeli violence toward them
BEIRUT (AP) — U.N. peacekeepers patrolling southern Lebanon have faced a dramatic surge of “aggressive behavior” by Israeli…
Famine threatens more areas in Darfur region as attack in south Sudan kills 22
CAIRO (AP) — Famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region, a global hunger monitoring…
US and UAE pledge $700M for Sudan humanitarian aid
CAIRO (AP) — The United States and the United Nations are seeking to rally international support for humanitarian…
China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin discuss their growing links, ties with US and global crises
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a video call Wednesday to…
The United Nations risks ‘imminent financial collapse’, secretary-general Antonio Guterres warns
Antonio Guterres, the head of the United Nations, urged nations to pay their dues on Friday, warning that…