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At UN, fading hopes for improving lives on planet

Shawdesh desk: World leaders meeting in New York next week will try to revive key goals meant to improve the lot of humanity by 2030, plans that are in doubt

Aid groups sound alarm in Libya as hopes fade for survivors

Shawdesh Desk: Aid groups have warned of growing risk posed by the spread of disease that could compound the humanitarian crisis in Libya, as hopes of finding more survivors fade

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities detain 18 staff of Swiss NGO

Shawdesh Desk: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have detained 18 staff members of a Swiss-registered NGO, including a foreigner, the group said Saturday. The International Assistance Mission said the staffers were picked

Suu Kyi party says Myanmar junta depriving her of medical care

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar’s junta is endangering the life of jailed democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi, her political party said on Thursday, accusing the generals of depriving her of medical

5 Palestinians killed in Gaza explosion

Shawdesh desk: Local health authorities in the Gaza Strip confirmed that the explosion on Wednesday killed at least five Palestinians, while 25 others sustained injuries during the demonstrations along the

The world needs compromise, says UN chief

Shawdesh desk: It is in the interest of everybody to have a global compromise, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. Guterres made the remarks at a press conference held

N Korea leader Kim tells Putin deepening ties is ‘number one priority’

Shawdesh Desk: North Korean leader vowed closer ties with Moscow on Wednesday, saying his isolated country would ‘always be with Russia’ as president Vladimir Putin hosted Kim Jong Un at

Putin calls Trump legal cases ‘politically motivated persecution’

Shawdesh desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday described legal proceedings against former US president Donald Trump as “politically motivated persecution.” The Kremlin, seen has having friendly relations with Trump,