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UN chief pushes for Gaza ceasefire during visit to Rafah crossing

World
David Turner

UN Secretary General António Guterres on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in the months-long war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist ...

UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse ...

UN chief opens high-level meeting on Afghanistan in Doha

World
David Turner

A two-day meeting of various countries’ special representatives for Afghanistan, chaired by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, began in Qatar on Sunday, according ...

Harris repudiates Trump worldview and says the US won’t back down on defending Ukraine

Politics
Amanda Smith

MUNICH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday warned of the dangers of growing authoritarianism and isolationism in a not-so-veiled repudiation ...

UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the ‘horrible’ war in Sudan

World
David Turner

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief on Thursday urged the international community to mobilize and do everything possible to stop ...

UN boss vows prosecution for any UN workers linked to Hamas massacre

World
David Turner

UN Secretary General António Guterres has promised legal consequences following allegations that employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) ...

Israel-Hamas war: Hostage families protest outside Netanyahu’s home

World
David Turner

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes any form of Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza, his office said Saturday, appearing ...

Latest news on the World Economic Forum 2024

World
David Turner

21 Mins Ago UK Labour Party to focus on economic growth, shadow finance minister says Labour Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the ...

Israel-Hamas war: Gaza death toll exceeds 20,000

World
David Turner

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war to destroy Hamas has killed more than 20,000 Palestinians, health officials in Gaza said Friday, ...

COP28 climate summit ends with Delegates agreeing to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

World
David Turner

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly 200 countries agreed Wednesday to move away from planet-warming fossil fuels — the first time ...