Tag: United Nations Security Council
Turkey, Russia talk on Syria as migrants rush Greek border
REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) - The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria...
UN: Thousands fleeing Syrian offensive, kids dying in cold
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing a Russian-backed Syrian offensive are being squeezed into ever smaller areas near Turkey’s border...
AP Interview: UN chief says new virus poses ‘enormous’ risks
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that the virus outbreak that began in China poses “a very dangerous situation†for...
Powers renew pledge to uphold Libya arms embargo
MUNICH (AP) - Countries with interests in Libya's civil war recommitted themselves Sunday to uphold a barely working arms embargo, four weeks after a...
Powers renew pledge to uphold Libya arms embargo
MUNICH (AP) - Countries with interests in Libya's civil war recommitted themselves Sunday to uphold a barely working arms embargo, four weeks after a...
Stormy US-Europe relations as top officials head to Munich
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some of President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy priorities stand at pivotal moments as two high-level national security officials head to...
Syrian army enters key town as Turkey beefs up its troops
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian government troops entered a strategic town in the country's last rebel stronghold Thursday after fierce clashes with opposition fighters, even...
Architect of US peace plan blames Palestinians for violence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The chief architect of the U.S. blueprint to resolve the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians on Thursday blamed Palestinian...
UN chief warns ‘a wind of madness is sweeping the globe’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that “a wind of madness is sweeping the globe,†pointing to escalating conflicts from...
Fighting sharply rises in Yemen, endangering peace efforts
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - A drastic escalation in fighting between the Saudi-led military coalition and Houthi rebels in Yemen has killed and wounded hundreds...
