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UN Judge Jailed For 6 Years For Modern Slavery Offences
A UK court on Friday jailed a United Nations judge for six years and four months after she was found guilty of forcing a young woman to work as her maid.
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Mike Waltz Named UN Envoy, Rubio Becomes Interim National Security Adviser
U.S. President Donald Trump ousted his national security adviser Mike Waltz on Thursday and named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement in the first major shakeup of Trump's inner circle since he took office in January.
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UN Food Programme To Slash Quarter Of Staff As Funding Falls
The UN World Food Programme will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by AFP.
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North Korea Admits Sending Troops To Fight For Russia In War Against Ukraine
North Korea confirmed for the first time it had deployed troops to Russia, with state news agency KCNA on Monday reporting that Pyongyang's soldiers helped Moscow reclaim territory under Ukrainian control in the Russian border region of Kursk.
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"We Will Die Of Hunger": Gazans Scramble For Food, Run To Community Kitchens
At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
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"Bullying, Blackmail": US, China Exchange Barbs Over Trade War At UN
The Chinese envoy took direct aim at the United States, saying the government headed by Donald Trump "severely disrupts the global economic order" by imposing shock tariffs on its trading partners.
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Iran Challenges Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, UK In UN Court Over Jet It Downed In 2020
The four countries had citizens on a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 that was downed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on January 8, 2020. All 176 people on board were killed.
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Iran Close To Having A Nuclear Bomb, Says UN Body Chief, Heads To Tehran
Iran is dangerously close to developing an atomic weapon, warned the International Atomic Energy Agency, hours before the UN watchdog's chief is expected to leave for Tehran.
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US State Department Plans Budget Cut By Almost 50%
The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented dismantling of Washington's diplomatic reach, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, shuttering programs and embassies worldwide to slash the budget by almost 50 percent.
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Trump Administration Proposes Scrapping UN Peacekeeping Funding
The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures by operations in Mali, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of Congo, according to internal planning documents seen by Reuters.
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UN Trade Agency Urges US To Exclude Poor States From Tariffs
The U.N. Trade and Development agency urged U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday to exclude the poorest and smallest economies from reciprocal tariffs because it "would have minimal impact on United States trade policy objectives."
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'1,25,000 Truckloads' Of Debris To Be Removed In Quake-Hit Myanmar: UN
The devastating earthquake that hit Myanmar last month has displaced tens of thousands and left the conflict-hit country in urgent need of large-scale debris removal, the United Nations said Monday.
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Analysis Of 36 Israeli Strikes Shows 'Only Women And Children Killed': UN
The United Nations on Friday said its analysis of 36 recent Israeli strikes in Gaza showed only women and children were killed and decried the human cost of the war.
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France Could Recognise Palestinian State In June, Says Macron
France is planning to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a UN conference in New York in June on settling the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday.
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"Daydream": Kim Jong Un's Sister Slams Denuclearization Efforts
Kim Jong Un's powerful sister slammed US-led efforts to take away North Korea's nuclear weapons, saying the idea of denuclearising the country was a "daydream".
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UN Judge Jailed For 6 Years For Modern Slavery Offences
A UK court on Friday jailed a United Nations judge for six years and four months after she was found guilty of forcing a young woman to work as her maid.
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Mike Waltz Named UN Envoy, Rubio Becomes Interim National Security Adviser
U.S. President Donald Trump ousted his national security adviser Mike Waltz on Thursday and named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement in the first major shakeup of Trump's inner circle since he took office in January.
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UN Food Programme To Slash Quarter Of Staff As Funding Falls
The UN World Food Programme will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by AFP.
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North Korea Admits Sending Troops To Fight For Russia In War Against Ukraine
North Korea confirmed for the first time it had deployed troops to Russia, with state news agency KCNA on Monday reporting that Pyongyang's soldiers helped Moscow reclaim territory under Ukrainian control in the Russian border region of Kursk.
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"We Will Die Of Hunger": Gazans Scramble For Food, Run To Community Kitchens
At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
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"Bullying, Blackmail": US, China Exchange Barbs Over Trade War At UN
The Chinese envoy took direct aim at the United States, saying the government headed by Donald Trump "severely disrupts the global economic order" by imposing shock tariffs on its trading partners.
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Iran Challenges Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, UK In UN Court Over Jet It Downed In 2020
The four countries had citizens on a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 that was downed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on January 8, 2020. All 176 people on board were killed.
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Iran Close To Having A Nuclear Bomb, Says UN Body Chief, Heads To Tehran
Iran is dangerously close to developing an atomic weapon, warned the International Atomic Energy Agency, hours before the UN watchdog's chief is expected to leave for Tehran.
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US State Department Plans Budget Cut By Almost 50%
The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented dismantling of Washington's diplomatic reach, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, shuttering programs and embassies worldwide to slash the budget by almost 50 percent.
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Trump Administration Proposes Scrapping UN Peacekeeping Funding
The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures by operations in Mali, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of Congo, according to internal planning documents seen by Reuters.
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UN Trade Agency Urges US To Exclude Poor States From Tariffs
The U.N. Trade and Development agency urged U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday to exclude the poorest and smallest economies from reciprocal tariffs because it "would have minimal impact on United States trade policy objectives."
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'1,25,000 Truckloads' Of Debris To Be Removed In Quake-Hit Myanmar: UN
The devastating earthquake that hit Myanmar last month has displaced tens of thousands and left the conflict-hit country in urgent need of large-scale debris removal, the United Nations said Monday.
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Analysis Of 36 Israeli Strikes Shows 'Only Women And Children Killed': UN
The United Nations on Friday said its analysis of 36 recent Israeli strikes in Gaza showed only women and children were killed and decried the human cost of the war.
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France Could Recognise Palestinian State In June, Says Macron
France is planning to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a UN conference in New York in June on settling the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday.
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"Daydream": Kim Jong Un's Sister Slams Denuclearization Efforts
Kim Jong Un's powerful sister slammed US-led efforts to take away North Korea's nuclear weapons, saying the idea of denuclearising the country was a "daydream".
