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North Korea seeks to produce material for nukes: UN experts

North Korea continued to develop nuclear and ballistic missile programs in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, U.N. experts said in a new report.

6 months ago

US asks UN to meet on North Korea’s long-range missile test

North Korea confirmed Monday it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam.

7 months ago

Ukraine ‘calmly preparing’ for the worst as US-Russia clash at UN

Russia accused the West of "whipping up tensions" over Ukraine, while Ukraine's security chief argues the country needs to revise a 2015 peace deal.

Over 100 ex-Afghan forces, officials killed since US pullout: UN

“More than two-thirds” of the victims were alleged to result from extrajudicial killings by the Taliban or its affiliates, the U.N. says.

Russia, US, Ukraine to square off at UN Security Council

U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russia’s actions pose “a clear threat to international peace and security and the U.N. Charter.”

Moscow won’t invade Ukraine — unless provoked: Russian envoy

Russia has cast its weight behind a separatist insurgency in Ukraine’s east that erupted shortly after Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and has caused more than 14,000 deaths.

US and China clash at UN over South China Sea disputes

In the latest incident last month, China’s military said it chased a U.S. warship from an area that it claims in the South China Sea, a statement the U.S. Navy called false.

US vows to help Iraq promote stability in face of ‘enemies’

U.S. deputy ambassador Richard Mills said helping Iraq prevent a resurgence of ISIS and working toward the country’s stability also means supporting its efforts to hold peaceful elections on Oct. 10

Efforts ramp up to get Taliban-Afghan peace talks started

Officials on both sides of Afghanistan’s protracted conflict say efforts are ramping up for the start of negotiations between Afghan representatives and the Taliban while a top U.N. envoy expressed hope Thursday that a formal launch will take place in “the coming days, not the coming weeks.”

Kurdish prison Islamic State prisoners

Over 10,000 Islamic State fighters active in Iraq, Syria as attacks ‘significantly’ increase: UN

Though no longer a physical caliphate, ISIS remains a threat.

Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un

North Korea says it’s gained nothing from US but ‘betrayal’

North Korea’s U.N. Mission said Friday the country has gained “nothing but a sense of betrayal” since its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump committed to establishing a new relationship.

Russian forces

Turkish and Syrian ambassadors clash at UN Security Council

The Turkish and Syrian ambassadors clashed Thursday at their first U.N. Security Council encounter since Turkey launched a cross-border offensive earlier this month following the withdrawal of U.S. forces.

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