UN Chief: Afghanistan Faces 'Make-or-Break Moment' Eighty percent of Afghanistan’s economy is informal, with women playing an overwhelming role.
Biden Says US Not Seeking 'New Cold War' with China The president said the halting of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan set the table for his administration to shift U.S...
2 Charged in Plot to Harm or Kill Myanmar Ambassador to UN Two Myanmar citizens plotted an attack that was to take place on American soil.
Myanmar's Military Again Seeks to Replace Its UN Ambassador Myanmar’s military rulers are seeking to replace the country’s UN ambassador, who opposed their Feb. 1 ouster of civilian...
Women’s Groups Call for UN Peacekeeping Force in Afghanistan In the last 20 years, Afghan women have increasingly stepped into powerful positions in numerous fields.
UN Envoy Calls for New International Talks on Syrian War This might be the right time to try to launch international talks because “there are a few very important developments.”
UN Urges World to Push Afghanistan from Battlefield to Talks Deborah Lyons told the U.N. Security Council that she cannot overstate her concern at the current situation.
UN Proposal Seeks Arms Embargo and Democracy in Myanmar The U.N. human rights office cited credible reports that at least 860 people have been killed by security forces since Feb. 1...
Trump Accepts Nikki Haley's Resignation as UN Ambassador President Trump accepted Nikki Haley's resignation as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
N. Korea Calls UN Sanctions 'Act of War' Rigged by US The response follows a unanimous vote Friday by the U.N. Security Council for tougher measures against Kim Jong Un's regime.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...