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The UN human rights office also reported rampant sexual violence in the region, including against young boys and girls.

The Trump administration has decided that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is not immune from being sued, reversing the U.S. government’s longstanding position that the organization was protected from civil liability

In a survey covering the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil, a majority of people agreed that we need to drastically change the way we live and how society operates, to address climate change. Another study involving more than 130,000 people across 125 countries found that 69% said they would donate…

Behind unassuming names lurk parties with some hair-raising and eccentric views. And others that are pretty much what they say they are

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attended a U.N. Security Council briefing after raising his country’s new flag at the international body

Some 80% of Gaza's population of more than two million relies primarily on charity kitchens for food, because other sources have shut down under Israel's blockade, according to the UN.

After a second consecutive night of deadly Russian air attacks – against the capital Kyiv on April 23 and the eastern Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad on April 24 – a ceasefire in Ukraine seems as unrealistic as ever.

The Catholic church says goodbye to its 266th leader.

Dozens of heads of state – some of whom had better relations with the pope than others – will be in attendance.

The expert-level technical talks could determine the specifics of nuclear and sanctions commitments by the two sides.

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani raised his country's new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, in what he called a "historic" moment.