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How a Plea Bargain for Netanyahu Could Realign Israeli Politics

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 17:59
The terms offered would keep him out of prison but also out of office.

Afghanistan: 500,000 jobs lost since Taliban takeover

UN News Centre - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 17:56
More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Has a Moral Responsibility to Prevent Assad’s Normalization

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 17:53
The Syrian leader’s crimes will forever be recalled alongside the world’s worst tyrannical butchers.

How Twitter Failed Africa

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 13:23
Big Tech ignored policies that enable disinformation and propaganda across the continent.

Why Has Biden Stopped Pushing for Arab-Israeli Peace?

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 13:22
Not building on the Abraham Accords has been the biggest missed opportunity of his first year.

Cameroon Hosts Africa Cup of Nations Amid Ongoing Violence

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 13:10
The soccer tournament is being held in the middle of ongoing conflict—and is still fighting for the world’s respect.

Liberal Illusions Caused the Ukraine Crisis

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 11:49
The greatest tragedy about Russia’s potential invasion is how easily it could have been avoided.

How Biden Became a Nationalist by Necessity

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 11:00
What the U.S. president’s first year teaches us about him—and the world.

When Putin Loved NATO

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 09:43
Former NATO Secretary-General George Robertson, who had a cordial relationship with the Russian leader, recalls an era when Moscow wanted closer ties with the West.

Can Blinken Defuse Ukraine Tensions?

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 09:31
After prior talks with Moscow resulted in deadlock, Washington is attempting to chart a diplomatic path forward.

2021 joins top 7 warmest years on record: WMO

UN News Centre - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 09:00
Last year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday, and was also the seventh consecutive year when the global temperature has been more than 1°C above pre-industrial levels; edging closer to the limit laid out under the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Forgotten Foreign-Policy Vision

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/01/2022 - 00:09
Commemorations of the civil rights icon often overlook his transnational conception of racial justice.

UN celebrates 25 years of mandate to protect children caught in conflict

UN News Centre - Tue, 18/01/2022 - 23:51
Although international action over the past 25 years has led to the release of more than 170,000 boys and girls recruited to fight, more remains to be done, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. 

How Aafia Siddiqui Became a Radical Cause Célèbre

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/01/2022 - 23:30
The Pakistani citizen, a U.S. federal prisoner, has attracted support from extremists around the world.

COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over

UN News Centre - Tue, 18/01/2022 - 22:35
Omicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which gives the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) hope that the worst of this latest wave of COVID-19 is over. 

UNRWA seeks $1.6 billion to support Palestinian refugees in 2022

UN News Centre - Tue, 18/01/2022 - 21:27
The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday appealed for $1.6 billion to support its lifesaving work this year amid acute regional crises and chronic funding shortfalls. 

Defining the Biden Doctrine

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/01/2022 - 21:01
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan sat down with FP to talk about Russia, China, relations with Europe, and year one of the Biden presidency.

Bachelet: Women’s participation forging peace worldwide, ‘vastly worse’ post pandemic

UN News Centre - Tue, 18/01/2022 - 20:40
With COVID-19, the situation for women human rights defenders and the prospects for women's full participation in building peace, has become “vastly worse”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.

Biden and Asia: Modest Progress, Ongoing Confusion

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/01/2022 - 19:00
Washington is trying to run three Asia policies at once—and each is missing substance.

Tonga volcano eruption: At least 3 dead, amid severe destruction

UN News Centre - Tue, 18/01/2022 - 18:12
At least three people have died in Tonga following the massive volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami wave that hit over the weekend. Homes and other buildings across the archipelago have suffered major damage.

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