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Big and small nations bear witness to climate change at annual UN conference
The United Nations' annual climate conference continues Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small.
At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
The United Nations' annual climate conference continues Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small.
Allies providing Sudan’s warring parties with weapons are ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN official says
The U.N. political chief has accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces of “enabling the slaughter” ...
World leaders descend on Azerbaijan’s capital Baku for United Nations climate talks
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big ...
5 things to know about Elise Stefanik
President-elect Trump nominated Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, further elevating her seismic rise in the Republican Party. It is a major ...
The Points Guy4d
Why are cruise ships registered in other countries?
If you’ve ever seen the back of a cruise ship and wondered why it bears the name of a seemingly random country, you’re not ...
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AP Race Call: Democrat Emilia Sykes wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Wednesday. Sykes, a first-term congresswoman, was previously leader of the Ohio House Democratic caucus.
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UN peace exhibit features slogan calling for Israel to be wiped off the map: ‘Shameful’
A Global Peace Flag exhibit at the United Nations New York City headquarters features a slogan that many Israelis regard as an explicit call to wipe Israel off the map. The picture shows a map of ...
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How the John Birch Society's conspiracies led to political divides in the 1960s
In today’s political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they’re nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them.
US says Iranian-American journalist held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country
An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to be detained by Iran ...
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COP16 delegates reach historic agreement to include Indigenous voices in conservation decisions
Delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will ...
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Demographic and Social Statistics
It also presents United Nations estimates of the mid-year population of the world, and its major areas and regions. The tables of the latest population and vital statistics report are downloadable in ...