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Russia warns US: End of nuke arms control may be nigh

January 30, 2023

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov arrives to attend security talks on soaring tensions over Ukraine, at the US permanent Mission, in Geneva, on Jan 10, 2022. (PHOTO / POOL / AFP) LONDON - Russia told the United States on Monday that the last remaining pillar of bilateral nuclear arms...

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UN wants to increase aid to frontline areas of Ukraine

January 19, 2023

Ukrainian rescuers work on the site following a Russian missile strike on a local market in Shevchenkove village, Kharkiv region on Jan 9, 2023. (SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations said Wednesday it aims to increase convoys carrying aid to parts of Ukraine "close to the...

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UN confirms Inger Andersen for second term as UNEP chief

January 19, 2023

Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program attends at the opening of the plenary for the tail end of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Dec 19, 2022. (ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday...

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EU to ‘protect competitiveness’ from US inflation act

January 18, 2023

This file photo taken on Jan 1, 2022 shows the European Union flag under the Arc de Triomphe, on the Place de l'Etoile in Paris. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) BRUSSELS - The leaders of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday vowed to take measures to protect the competitiveness of the...

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UN chief condemns deadly attack at DR Congo church

January 16, 2023

This July 7, 2017 file photo provided by United Nations shows Secretary General Antonio Guterres addressing a press conference in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana. (STR / UNITED NATIONS / AFP) UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned a deadly attack at a church in the northeastern...

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UN urges boosting support for developing nations, reforms

January 14, 2023

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press briefing at United Nations Headquarters on Feb 4, 2020 in New York. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP) UNITED NATIONS — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other speakers called for massive support provided to the developing nations and an urgent reform...

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Canada, Mexico win auto rules trade dispute with US

January 12, 2023

In this file photo taken on Sept 24, 2017 the Mexican, US and the Canadian flags sit in the lobby where the third round of the NAFTA renegotiations are taking place in Ottawa, Ontario. (LARS HAGBERG / AFP) OTTAWA – Canada and Mexico have won their challenge to the US...

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US airports rumble back to life after FAA computer outage

January 12, 2023

Travelers check the status of their flight as they arrive at the United Airlines Terminal 1 ahead of the Christmas holiday at O'Hare International Airport on Dec 22, 2022 in Chicago. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) WASHINGTON — US flights were slowly beginning to resume departures and a ground stop was...

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US seeks Canadian help to ease crowding at US-Mexico border

January 11, 2023

(From left to right) US President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pose for pictures after speaking to the press during the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit at the National Palace in Mexico City, on Jan 10, 2023. (NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)...

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US eyes border expulsion for Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians

December 29, 2022

Migrants eat and wait for help while camping on a street in downtown El Paso, Texas on Dec 18, 2022. (ANDRES LEIGHTON / AP) WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is planning to use pandemic-era restrictions to expel many Cuban, Nicaraguan and Haitian migrants caught at the southwest border back to...

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US eyes expanding border expulsion for Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians

December 29, 2022

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Mexican president slams US Republicans over migrants

December 29, 2022

In this file photo, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador presents his fourth year government report at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sept 1, 2022. (MARCO UGARTE / AP) MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday criticized the "inhumane" treatment of migrants by US Republicans,...

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UN says to continue engagement with Burkina Faso

December 25, 2022

Soldiers awaiting the arrival of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans during the 62nd anniversary of the creation of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces at the Nation Square in Ouagadougou on Nov 1, 2022. (MARTIN DEMAY / AFP)...

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UN to continue engaging Burkina Faso after official’s expulsion

December 25, 2022

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Colombia gets $55m for peace from UN multi-donor fund

December 15, 2022

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press briefing at United Nations Headquarters on Feb 4, 2020 in New York. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP) BOGOTA — A United Nations multi-donor fund will donate a record $55 million to help establish peace in Colombia in 2023, with programs focused...

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Lockerbie plane bombing suspect taken into US custody

December 12, 2022

Carisa Harris-Adamson, from San Francisco, carries a wreath to lay in memory of her uncle John Cummock, who was on the 1988 Pan Am flight 103 as it was bombed over Lockerbie, during a service to mark the 30th anniversary of the Lockerbie Air Disaster, at the Memorial Garden, Dryfesdale...

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Russian, UAE presidents discuss bilateral cooperation over phone

December 8, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pose for a photo prior to their talks in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct 11, 2022. (PAVEL BEDNYAKOV, SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP) MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and...

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US, Britain launch energy partnership to boost supplies

December 7, 2022

A jetty is seen at the construction site of the Uniper Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Jade Bight in Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea coast, northwestern Germany on Sept 29, 2022. (FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP) LONDON - The United States and Britain announced on Wednesday an energy partnership...

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PM: Ukraine’s power system functioning despite Russian strikes

December 6, 2022

In this file photo taken on Oct 27, 2022, workers examine damage as they repair power line equipment after a missile strike on a power plant, in an undisclosed location of Ukraine. (SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP) KYIV/MOSCOW - Ukraine's power system is functioning and remains intact despite Russia's latest missile...

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Russian parliament leader rebukes US for containing others

December 6, 2022

In this handout photo provided by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation, Speaker of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin attends a session of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Nov 24, 2022....