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Five countries gain uncontested seats on U.N.'s most powerful panel
The U.N. General Assembly elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia to the Security Council.
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The U.N. General Assembly elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia to the Security Council.
Worker protections against effects of climate change and biological hazards are on the labor conference's agenda.
The vote reflects the alarming number of attacks and threats that aid workers face each year around the world.
The justices cited warnings an offensive on Rafah will put 'hundreds of thousands of people at imminent risk of death.'
PM Robert Fico is expected to survive the shooting after a political event. The police detained a 71-year-old suspect.
The 143-9 vote with 25 abstentions urges the U.N. Security Council to favorably reconsider the Palestinians' request.
Reporters Without Borders warned that governments' support for press freedom around the world has been shrinking.
Russia is shipping refined petroleum to North Korea, which is supplying Russia with weapons against Ukraine, officials say.
Some pointed to a recent landmark human rights ruling on climate change as a potential use for a Global Plastics Treaty.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns 'literally any scenario is possible' in Europe since Russia invaded Ukraine.
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council committee will find it harder to deal with 'suspicions' of sanctions violations.
On a 14-0 vote with the U.S. abstaining, the council urged a cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
After the U.S. vetoed the first three proposals, China and Russia stopped the council's fourth try at a Gaza resolution.
Sweden does not share a border with Russia, but its coastlines stretch 3,218 kilometers to its east along the Baltic Sea.