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Stressing the need for a 48-hour pause to the fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo, the United Nations humanitarian chief today urged the United States and Russia to rapidly reach agreement on the security guarantees and operational modalities for a ceasefire there so aid workers can deliver life-saving assistance to those in desperate need.

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The country's foreign policy has lost its mooring.

Nicolas Sarkozy hat angekündigt, sich um die Präsidentschaftskandidatur seiner Partei „Les Républicains“ zu bewerben. Und wer sind die anderen Kandidaten?

And now there’s no more avoiding the grim reality of Brazil’s economic and political crises.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated Brazil, the city of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian people, the Rio 2016 Local Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for having successfully concluded the 2016 Olympic Games.

Germany will urge residents to stockpile food and water in case of nation-wide attacks.

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is ramping up its response in north-eastern Nigeria, where initial assessments have revealed urgent health problems among populations in areas formerly held by Boko Haram insurgents.

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is ramping up its response in north-eastern Nigeria, where initial assessments have revealed urgent health problems among populations in areas formerly held by Boko Haram insurgents.

A classic disinformation campaign about U.S. nukes reveals a lot about Moscow's military anxieties.

An alleged Malian Islamist accused of destroying historical and religious monuments in the fabled city of Timbuktu pleaded guilty in the first-ever international war crimes trial focusing on destruction of cultural heritage, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on the opening day of the landmark case, which was welcomed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

An alleged Malian Islamist accused of destroying historical and religious monuments in the fabled city of Timbuktu pleaded guilty in the first-ever international war crimes trial focusing on destruction of cultural heritage, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on the opening day of the landmark case, which was welcomed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Deux jours après un attentat sanglant dans le sud-est du pays, la Turquie souhaite monter en puissance dans sa lutte contre l'organisation Etat islamique. En soutenant les rebelles, Ankara souhaite aussi freiner l'avancée des Kurdes syriens dans sa lutte contre le groupe terroriste.

(B2) Moins connu que certains autres sommets, la réunion informelle tenue à Hampton Court, sous présidence britannique (Tony Blair est alors Premier ministre), les 27 et 28 octobre 2005, a été cependant le marqueur d'un approfondissement dans les structures de gestion de crises. Un débat a notamment lieu « sur la place de l'Europe dans […]

Binali Yildirim says normalization of relations with Israel will never prevent Turkey's stand for Palestinians.

On August 23, 1993, some 51 villages and the center of the Fuzuli region were seized by Armenians, as a result of which 55,000 residents left homes

L’ancien ministre, qui a déclaré dimanche sa candidature à la présidentielle de 2017, est favorable à une primaire « équitable, loyale ».

The IDF says it has attacked a Syrian Army launch site near Israel’s border in the Golan Heights, after a Syrian mortar landed in Israeli territory.

Here’s why we won’t be voting for either candidate come November and writing in Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse on the ballot instead.