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People in Gaza are living through hell on earth

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has sharply criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza City and the West Bank during his first visit to the United Nations in New York. “Across Gaza, people are living through hell on earth,” Wadephul said on Monday at a UN conference organized by France and Saudi Arabia to strengthen the two-state…

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Ahead of Trump's U.N. Speech, Remember That He Is Learning Geopolitics in Real Time

Ahead of Trump’s U.N. Speech, Remember That He Is Learning Geopolitics in Real Time

When it comes to international conflict, U.S. President Donald Trump learns everything the hard way. On issue after issue—North Korea, Venezuela, Ukraine, Gaza, and more—Trump begins by bucking conventional wisdom and insisting that a bold new approach will yield breakthroughs. Implied, and often said outright, is that past officials who worked on the matter were…

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The UN’s grim future | World News

The UN’s grim future | World News

THE UNITED NATIONS has known many crises since its founding in 1945, from the mysterious death in Congo of its secretary-general, Dag Hammarskjöld, in 1961, to Nikita Khrushchev’s alleged shoe-banging in the cold war, the massacres of civilians under its protection in the 1990s, and America’s invasion of Iraq in 2003. As leaders prepare to…

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U.N. commission concludes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

U.N. commission concludes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

An independent panel of experts commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council has concluded “on reasonable grounds that the Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces have committed and are continuing to commit” acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. In its report published Tuesday, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the occupied Palestinian…

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Editorial | Top UN ranking proves the benefits of Hong Kong’s integration

Editorial | Top UN ranking proves the benefits of Hong Kong’s integration

Hong Kong has been accelerating its integration into the Greater Bay Area, China’s key engine of growth. That has borne fruit for the city’s increased productivity and innovation. Our joint efforts are now being internationally recognised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which is part of the United Nations. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou economic cluster…

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UN overwhelmingly endorses two-state solution declaration that condemns Hamas

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a meeting of world leaders. The seven-page declaration is the result of an international conference at the U.N. in July –…

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