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UN urges governments to agree to 'legal' channels of migration

21/09/2017

Myanmar

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar Vice President says situation has 'improved' but concerns raised over ongoing exodus to Bangladesh

Henry Van Thio tells the United Nations General assembly that there has been no violence in Rakhine state since September 5, although this has been disputed.

21/09/2017

USA

Threats and diplomacy at the UN

Trump threatens to destroy North Korea while Macron offers voice of calm at the UN

19/09/2017

USA

Macron takes softer stance than Trump in UN address

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the UN general assembly in New York

19/09/2017

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Trump praises French military might in meeting with Macron

US President said he was so impressed with France's Bastille Day parade that he plans to hold one on Pennsylvania Avenue.

19/09/2017

USA

Trump calls for UN reform ahead of maiden speech to world leaders

19/09/2017

USA

Trump says UN not living up to its potential in maiden address

US President tells special meeting on reform that bureaucracy and mismanagement are to blame for UN 'failings'

18/09/2017

North Korea

North Korea: Kim seeks military 'equilibrium' with US

The UN Security Council condemned Pyongyang's latest missile launch as "highly provocative"

16/09/2017

Myanmar

UN says Rohingya exodus from Myanmar is humanitarian catastrophe

UN Secretary General acknowledges Rohingya situation as ethnic cleansing and calls on Myanmar to take them back

14/09/2017

Myanmar

UN urges Myanmar to end violence against Rohingyas

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Myanmar authorities to end violence against Rohingya Muslims, saying the situation there could best be described as ethnic cleansing.

13/09/2017

World News

Hopes for reform as UN General Assembly opens

UNGA President is hoping to overhaul the UN Security Council.

13/09/2017

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi to skip UN General Assembly amid Rohingya crisis

Myanmar's de facto leader is facing growing pressure over the exodus of Rohingya Muslims

13/09/2017

USA

Trump says military action in North Korea 'not inevitable'

US President says military action on the Korean Peninsula would be a 'sad day for North Korea'.

07/09/2017

Korea

Protesters injured as THAAD deployed

Protesters have clashed with police at a village in South Korea as components of a controversial system to guard against missiles from North Korea were deployed.

07/09/2017

Korea

Trump urges China to do more to rein in North Korea

US President Donald Trump urges China to do more to rein in North Korea

07/09/2017

Syria

UN Syrian Commission of Inquiry scathing about conduct of conflict by all sides

Civilians remain in extreme danger in Syria from all sides in conflict says latest UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria.

06/09/2017

Myanmar

Who are the Rohingya and why are they fleeing Myanmar?

The conflict between Myanmar authorities and the Rohingya community has caused approximately 18 500 refugees to flee in less than a week

06/09/2017

North Korea

Timeline: North Korea’s six nuclear device tests

North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date on Sunday.

04/09/2017

North Korea

China vows to take 'necessary response' to North Korea

China has vowed to make a necessary response against North Korea after Pyongyang

30/08/2017

Myanmar

Full horror of Rohingya flight revealed

Official figures suggest more than 18,000 Muslims have fled the worst violence to grip northwest Myanmar in at least five years.

30/08/2017