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UN warns its development goals for 2030 are in trouble and 575 million people will remain very poor
United Nations: In a grim report, the UN warned Monday that at the current rate of global progress 575 million...
NATO summit reaches agreement on admitting Sweden but faces division over Ukraine
Vilnius: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday hailed an agreement for Sweden to join NATO as more work remained to...
Israelis block highways in nationwide protests of government’s plan to overhaul judiciary
Jerusalem: Thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets on Tuesday and blocked highways leading to Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel...
Ukraine tops NATO summit agenda along with defense plans, Sweden”s membership and Belarus fears
Vilnius (Lithuania): Russia's war in Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts hold...
Aging leaders Biden, King Charles III zero in on climate change in Windsor Castle meeting
Windsor (UK): President Joe Biden and King Charles III, aging leaders who've waited decades to reach the pinnacle of their...
Israeli troops kill alleged Palestinian gunman as West Bank violence persists
Jerusalem: Israeli troops shot and killed an alleged Palestinian gunman during new unrest in the West Bank Monday, as a...
UN refuses to retract its condemnation of Israel over the Jenin military operation
United Nations: Israel's United Nations ambassador called on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to retract his condemnation of the country for its...
UN chief says Sudan on the brink of a ‘full-scale civil war’ after nearly 3 months of fighting
Cairo: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sudan was on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” as fierce clashes between...
US drone strike kills Islamic State group leader in Syria
Washington: A US drone strike killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria hours after the same MQ-9 Reaper drones...
South Koreans protest Japan’s plans to release treated wastewater from damaged Fukushima plant
Seoul (South Korea): Hundreds of people marched in South Korea's capital on Saturday demanding Japan scrap its plans to release...