The US envoy to the UN warns that Washington could halt its support of humanitarian agencies operating in Houthi-controlled as early as March, if Iranian-backed rebels do not stop undermining relief distribution
More than 830,000 displaced from Idlib since December, more than 140,000 in just the past three days, as fighting escalates
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas urged negotiations with Israel based on internationally agreed parameters, while Israeli envoy said he should step down
President Mahmoud Abbas expresses his anger at the land proposed for future Palestinian state, holding up a map and saying it looked like 'Swiss cheese'
Outraged President Mahmoud Abbas will begin round of shuttle diplomacy that will end at UN within two weeks, where he hopes to show President Donald Trump that global consensus is against his proposed initiative
Death toll now rises to 170 as China says total number of coronavirus cases reaches 7,000, exceeding that of 2002-03 SARS epidemic that killed 800 people worldwide
Antonio Guterres said it is imperative to get a cease-fire and move to political talks to restore peace and unity to Libya
Summit aims to boost UN efforts to reconcile rival Libyan leaders
Zozibini Tunzi says children are taught from a young age that 'men lead and women follow,' and that has to change
'This is the most severe period of repression that we have seen in decades in China,' said Kenneth Roth, HRW executive director
UN and partners will now only have access to Syria through two border crossings instead of four, and another council showdown looms in six months on whether it will continue
Guterres warned on Monday that 'geopolitical tensions are at their highest level this century' and called on world leaders to stop escalating tensions, exercise maximum restraint and re-start dialogue
The past year has seen a series of protests from Hong Kong to Chile and from Sudan to Iran. In more than a dozen countries, citizens have taken to the streets to air grievances and many have gotten results
Volodymyr Yelchenko takes up his new post in a city politically divided over whether President Donald Trump abused the power of his office by withholding military aid to Ukraine for personal political gain
Russia seeks to cut cross-border access points into Syria, which would create huge obstacles for humanitarian missions
At UN meeting, Washington dangles both sticks and carrots to Pyongyang
António Guterres marked Human Rights Day with call to close the gap between what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights calls for and its implementation
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