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ATLANTA — Runoff elections might be eliminated in Georgia after they brought three straight U.S. Senate victories for Democrats and long lines during early voting.

Rights groups say the National Unity Government, made up of elected members, must represent Myanmar at all UN bodies.

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to adopt a pro-Palestinian resolutions, including to commemorate the “Nakba,” a step welcomed by Palestine and slammed by Israel. The UN resolution calls for a “commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, including by organizing a high-level event at the General…

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland will accompany the pontiff next February.

As India gears up to preside over the UN Security Council for the month of December, country’s envoy here Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj met Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as well as President of the General Assembly Csaba Korosi and discussed priorities during its presidency of the powerful body. Read on for details:

A greater-than-expected demand for aid has forced the Connecticut General Assembly to considering how to cover the extra cost of promised bonuses for thousands of frontline workers who remained on the job the during the coronavirus pandemic

BALTIMORE — Republican state Sen. Chris West spent much of a dispiriting election night driving to various GOP candidate celebrations that turned out to be anything but.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto stamp won’t be as heavy in the 2023 legislative session.

Additional restrictions imposed on Palestinian development in Israeli-controlled parts of the West Bank cost the Palestinian economy an estimated $50 billion between 2000 and 2020, the UN development agency said Tuesday. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in report to the UN General Assembly that extra…