Syrian court accepts 3 candidates to run for president
BEIRUT — Syria’s Supreme Constitutional Court has accepted three applications out of 51 for candidacy for this month’s presidential elections in the war-torn country,...
UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4
GENEVA — Moderna and vaccine promoter Gavi have announced a firm deal by which the pharmaceutical company will provide up to 500 million doses...
Belgium’s police-related racial violence concerns UN body
BRUSSELS — A U.N. rights committee expressed concerns Monday about police-related racial violence in Belgium and asked the country to allow thorough investigations of...
Top US diplomat to join China UN event on global cooperation
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate in a high-level U.N. Security Council meeting Friday chaired by China’s foreign minister...
UN says 11 Europe-bound migrants drown off Libya
CAIRO — At least 11 people drowned Sunday when a rubber dinghy carrying two dozen Europe-bound migrants capsized off Libya, the U.N. migration agency...
UN focuses on demand to repatriate foreign fighters in Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council held an informal meeting Thursday focusing on the repatriation of more than 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries...
UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos
BANGKOK — Political turmoil and disruptions following the coup in Myanmar could undo years of progress and double the number of its people living...
Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
SECACO, Burkina Faso — For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where...
UN says 125 Europe-bound children rescued off Libyan coast
CAIRO — A total of 125 Europe-bound children were rescued at sea this week by Libyan authorities off the Mediterranean coast, the United Nations...
Hundreds arrested after anti-government protests in Chad
N'DJAMENA, Chad — More than 700 people have been arrested in Chad following this week's demonstrations against the new military government led by the...
