SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.N. rights investigator said Friday that negotiations on North Korea’s denuclearization must also include its abysmal human rights situation.
UN Agent Says North Korea Nuclear Talks Should Include Human Rights
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US and Israel Officially Leave UNESCO Due to Anti-Israel Bias
PARIS (AP) — The United States and Israel officially quit the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the organization fosters anti-Israel bias.
WATCH: Former President George H.W. Bush Dies at Age 94
HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has […]
Turkey Suspects Saudi Arabia Hired ‘Assassination Squad’ in Disappearance of Prominent Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
A little over a week ago, a prominent Saudi journalist walked into the consulate general in Istanbul, intending to get paperwork that would allow him to marry his Turkish fiancée. She hasn’t seen him since.
New U.N. Climate Report Warns Rising Global Temperatures Could Reach Irreversible Point by 2030
Scientists with the United Nations issued an alarming report on Monday, warning that global temperatures could reach an irreversible tipping point as soon as 2030.
North Korea Says There’s ‘No Way’ Country Will Give Up Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Continues Sanctions
North Korea’s foreign minister told the United Nations on Saturday continued sanctions were deepening its mistrust in the United States and there was no way the country would give up its nuclear weapons unilaterally under such circumstances.
Canada Strips Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi of Honorary Citizenship
Canada’s parliament voted unanimously on Thursday to effectively strip Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship over the Rohingya crisis.
Trump Says His Past Accusers Influence His Thinking on Kavanaugh
This is personal for President Donald Trump.
Angry and Emotional, Brett Kavanaugh Denies Accusation, Defends Character, and Chides Democrats for Trying to ‘Destroy’ Him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emotionally battling to rescue his Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday denied allegations that he’d sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when both were high school students and told Congress the accusations and biting criticism by Democrats had “totally and permanently destroyed” […]
Third Woman Accuses Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual Misconduct; Kavanaugh Denies Allegations
On the eve of a showdown hearing, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the senators who will judge him confronted a third set of lurid allegations Wednesday accusing him of sexual misconduct as a young man. Kavanaugh heatedly denied them all, while Democrats complained about […]
Trump Hints Second Meeting With ‘Terrific’ Kim Jong Un Could Happen ‘Quite Soon’
President Donald Trump raised hopes at the United Nations on Monday that a second meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un could occur “quite soon,” striking a conciliatory tone one year after he used his debut at the U.N. to deride the autocrat as “Little […]
Philippines President Duterte to Visit Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu
The first-ever visit of a leader of the Philippines is sure to be touted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as another success in his campaign to enhance Israel’s relations across the globe. But critics say this outreach has come at a cost, with Netanyahu cozying […]
