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U.S. sanctions North Korean member of Kim Jong Un's spy agency
Song Kum Hyok is accused of masterminding a scheme in which North Korean cyber operatives posed as U.S. remote IT workers for ...
UN vote to phase out fossil fuels tests climate commitments
Countries are set to vote at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday on a pledge to phase out fossil fuels to fight climate ...
UN adopts resolution on Afghanistan’s Taliban rule over US objections
The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse ...
UN blasted for funding committee 'created to destroy the Jewish state,' despite budget crisis
The U.N.'s decision to hire four new staff for its controversial anti-Israel commission, despite an ongoing liquidity crisis, ...
New trade war deadline prolongs instability, UN trade agency says
The Trump administration's decision to extend a negotiating deadline for tariff rates is prolonging uncertainty and ...
Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN
The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains ...
UN report targeting Israel sparks backlash, author accused of overstepping her mandate
NGO Monitor Legal Advisor Anne Herzog claims Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese overstepped her mandate in her latest ...
UN Nuclear Inspectors Quit Iran - What to Know
Iran has suspended cooperation with the nuclear watchdog IAEA after US and Israeli attacks on its nuclear sites ...
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Kenya under scrutiny as UN criticises crackdown
The Kenya Police on Tuesday came under global spotlight for use of live ammunition on protesters, in addition to tear gas and ...