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Dozens dead in regime strikes on Syria rebel enclave

Freshregimestrikesonabesiegedrebel-heldenclavenearDamascuskilled78civiliansonTuesdaydespitemountingWesternpressureonSyrianPresidentBasharal-Assad.Thebloodshedca

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Russia, Turkey foreign ministers discuss Syrian meeting in Sochi

RussianForeignMinisterSergeiLavrovdiscussedpreparationsfortheSyriapeacecongressintheRussiancityofSochionJan.29-30withTurkishcounterpartMevlutCavusogluinaphoneca

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Sexual harassment and assault rife at United Nations, staff claim

TheUnitedNationshasallowedsexualharassmentandassaulttoflourishinitsofficesaroundtheworld,withaccusersignoredandperpetratorsfreetoactwithimpunity,theGuardianhasb

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Myanmar police open fire at riot, killing 7 ethnic Rakhine

MyanmarpoliceopenedfireonacrowdofethnicRakhineBuddhistsastheytriedtoseizeagovernmentofficelateTuesday,inunrestthatleftsevendeadandinjuredaroundadozenmore,police

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UN chief will attend opening ceremony of Winter Olympics in ROK<br>

UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterressaidTuesdaythathewillattendtheopeningceremonyoftheWinterOlympicsintheRepublicofKorea."IamalsoencouragedbythedecisionoftheDemoc

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China restates strong stance against UN resolution breaches

ChinahasreiterateditsfirmstanceonstrictlyadheringtoUNresolutionsandwillseverelypunishanyviolations,aspokeswomanforChina’sMinistryofForeignAffairssaidonFriday.Hu

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UN General Assembly approves 5.4-bln-USD budget for next two years

Concludingthemainpartofits72ndsession,theUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblySundaytookanumberofkeyactions,includingapprovingaUNprogrambudgetofnearly5.4billionU.S.dolla

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US to make at least $285m cut to UN budget after vote on Jerusalem

TheUSgovernmenthasannouncedsignificantcutsinitsUnitedNationsbudgetobligationsfor2018-19inwhatwillbeinterpretedasafurtherratchetingupofpressurefromtheTrumpadmini

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United Nations bidding farewell to 2017 amid challenges, hopes

Lookingbackontheyearof2017,theUnitedNations,whiletryinghardtoupholdinternationalpeaceandsecurityandcommittedtoglobalgovernance,haswithstoodstrainsofseveretradit

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Violence against women: Crimes often undocumented and unpunished

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DPRK condemns new UN sanctions resolution as act of war

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)issuedonSundayastrong-wordedstatementcondemningthelatestUNresolutiontoimposemoresanctionsoveritsnuclearandmissileprogr

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China allays Indian concerns over terrorism as border talks begin

ChinaassertedonThursdayitspositiononfightingterrorisminallformsadayafterIndiaraisedconcernsattheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil(UNSC)thatsomeUNmembersarefailingto“

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Why 65 countries refuse to condemn US over Jerusalem

TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyvotedonThursdayby128toninetodeclareUSPresidentDonaldTrump'smovetorecognizeJerusalemasIsrael'scapital"nullandvoid."Despitethehumil

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China urges the world to remain united on Jerusalem

AnoverwhelmingmajorityofnationsvotedinfavorofaUNGeneralAssemblyresolutioncallingontheUStowithdrawitsrecognitionofJerusalemasIsrael’scapital.Theresolutionpassed,

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Jerusalem: UN resolution rejects Trump's declaration

TheUnitedNationshasvotedoverwhelminglytocondemnDonaldTrump'sdecisiontodeclareJerusalemasIsrael'scapital.TheUNGeneralAssemblyvotedby128to9infavourofcallingAmeric

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US isolated as 128 countries at UN condemn Trump's Jerusalem decision

TheUnitedNationshasvotedoverwhelminglytocondemnDonaldTrump'sdecisiontodeclareJerusalemasIsrael'scapital.TheUNGeneralAssemblyvotedby128to9infavourofcallingAmeric

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Myanmar blocks UN investigator just before visit

AnindependentUNhumanrightsinvestigatorWednesdayhasbeentoldthatshehashadheraccesstoMyanmarblockedjustbeforehervisit.YangheeLee,UNspecialrapporteursaidinastatemen