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Comment: The climate of fear against speaking out about anything Trump says or does means we are in danger of enabling him to destroy the very idea of what the UN means

When he was first sworn in as Uganda’s president in 1986, Yoweri Museveni declared that his victory represented a “fundamental change”. He promised that Ugandans would no longer die at the hands of fellow citizens. He also criticised African leaders who sought international prestige while their people lacked food, healthcare…

Safety has a time limit, according to Trump.

In a might-makes-right world, US allies, not to mention the emerging powers of the global south, would begin to hedge their bets in dangerous ways

United Nations says man experienced ‘serious violence’ in detention but Australia argues it did not control PNG facilities

Powerful rainstorm has flooded makeshift camps, torn out tents and exposed displaced families to freezing conditions

Protests began over the fall in value of the currency have grown into wider demonstrations and calls for the fall of Iran’s clerical establishment

Last week, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum ordering the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations as they "no longer serve American interests," the White House said.

Critics condemn ‘bigoted attack’ as Trump bids to revoke citizenship of naturalized immigrants convicted of fraud