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A wide view of the U.N. Human Rights Council Chamber in Geneva, Switzerland. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Does the UN Human Rights Council have its mojo back?

July 11, 2019

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a civil society event in Nairobi, Kenya. July 9, 2019. UN Photo/Duncan Moore

UN chief warns: African terror threats spreading

July 11, 2019

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France, UK to commit more forces to anti-ISIS battle

July 9, 2019

Undated NASA satellite imagery shows Tajoura, Libya, the site of Tuesday's airstrikes on a migrant detention center.

Airstrikes kill 40+ at Libyan migrant detention facility

July 3, 2019

Negotiators announce the Iranian nuclear deal in Vienna, Austria in July 2015. Courtesy: Dragan Tatic / Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äusseres

Did Iran just violate the 2015 nuclear deal?

July 3, 2019

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Coal plants need an early retirement to achieve Paris climate targets:...

July 2, 2019

ILO officials and delegates celebrate the adoption of the Convention on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. June 21, 2019. Courtesy: ILO

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UN members adopt world-first treaty on workplace violence and harassment

June 21, 2019

Courtesy: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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Inside the fuss over H-1B visas

June 21, 2019

The flag of the United States outside U.N. headquarters in New York. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

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Can the US lead at the UN without being in the...

June 19, 2019

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, pictured, was among those calling on restraint between the U.S. and Iran on Tuesday. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

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US-Iran tensions have the world on edge

June 18, 2019

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The world’s ‘pollution sinks’ have had enough

June 17, 2019

A Red Cross worker performs health checks at the DRC-Uganda border. June 2019. Courtesy: International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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UN panel stops short of declaring Ebola a global health emergency

June 15, 2019

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on June 13, 2019. Courtesy: Khamenei.Ir

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Can Japan’s Shinzo Abe calm U.S.-Iran tensions?

June 13, 2019

Protesters in the streets of Hong Kong during earlier demonstrations on June 9, 2019. Flickr photo: Doctorho

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Hong Kong police violently disperse crowds protesting Chinese extradition bill

June 12, 2019

The world before nuclear war in the video game SIGNAL, developed by scientists at two U.S. national laboratories and UC Berkeley. Courtesy: Project on Nuclear Gaming

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Could a video game help avert nuclear war?

June 11, 2019

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