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Actress Meryl Streep has appeared at a United Nations Assembly event to make a speech urging world leaders to focus on Afghan women's rights.

The Israeli leader needs forever wars to keep himself in power. Innocent lives just don’t matter, says Simon Tisdall, the foreign affairs commentator of the Observer

Biden will deliver his final address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday

Israeli strikes in Lebanon lead to casualties and evacuations, raising fears of all-out war. International efforts underway for peace.

Ukraine president expected to reiterate plea to use western weapons deep inside Russia when he meets Joe Biden

Like many UN documents, it’s packed with big goals but is short on specifics about how to achieve them.

As world leaders gathered in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly, UN Security Council member France called for an emergency meeting on the crisis engulfing the Middle East. Meanwhile, Israel announced dozens of new air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon Tuesday, a day after 492 people,…

Supporters say UN mediation has prevented even worse outcomes, but security council is stuck in vicious circle

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