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UN to send mission to Nagorno-Karabakh as exodus tops 100,000
The United Nations is to send a mission to Nagorno-Karabakh this weekend, its first access to the breakaway region in...
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US condemns Vietnam’s jailing of prominent climate activist on tax charges
The US State Department has condemned the jailing of one of Vietnam’s most prominent environmental activists for tax fraud in...
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Tensions are flaring once more in the South China Sea. Here’s why it matters for the world
Maritime disputes across the vast South China Sea have ratcheted up in recent years as an increasingly assertive China militarizes...
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Who could lead the United Nations next? This Caribbean climate leader makes diplomats ‘jump’ with excitement
Asked last week if she will run to become the United Nations’ next Secretary General, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of...
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Sweden’s prime minister summons police and army chiefs, as gang violence surges
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will meet the national army and police chiefs on Friday to combat a...
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Hundreds of young people with disabilities are learning at a new university founded by CNN Hero of the Year Jeison Aristizábal
“I want to tell you that, yes, you can. You can dream and you can achieve your dreams,” he said....
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Exclusive: Philippine defense secretary vows to stand up to ‘bully’ China
“I cannot think of any clearer case of bullying than this,” said Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr....
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At least 52 killed after blast rips through religious procession in restive southwest Pakistan
At least 52 people were killed and dozens more wounded in what authorities believe was a suicide attack at a...
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Where is China’s defense minister? Beijing keeps silent
China has declined to comment on its defense minister’s whereabouts as questions swirl over his status a month after he...
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Switzerland’s glaciers lose ‘mind-blowing’ volume of ice in just two years
Glaciers in Switzerland are shrinking at a “mind-blowing” rate. A total of 10% of their ice volume has disappeared over...
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