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World leaders arrive in Paris to talk tough on climate change at COP21 summit

World leaders have been arriving in Paris to talk tough on climate change, as the COP21 summit gets underway. The aim of the international

France

Paris summit has 50-50 chance of success - Greenpeace climate chief

A UN summit aimed at securing legally-binding global commitments to curb greenhouse gas emissions has only a fifty-fifty chance of success. So says a

Mali

Islamist rebel group claims responsibility for deadly attack on UN base in northern Mali

The Malian Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine has reportedly claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a UN peacekeeping base in northern Mali

Mali

Mali: rocket attack on Kidal UN base kills 3, injures 20

The United Nations says at least two of its personnel and one civilian have died in a gun and rocket attack on a camp for UN peacekeepers in northern

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Mali: at least 3 dead, 4 seriously injured in attack on UN base in Kidal

The United Nations says at least two of its personnel and one civilian have died in a gun and rocket attack on a camp for UN peacekeepers in northern

Mali

Mali: at least 3 dead in attack on UN peacekeepers base in Kidal

At least three people have died in a gun and rocket attack on a camp for UN peacekeepers in northern Mali. UN and local sources confirmed the figure

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UN condemns nationality profiling of refugees

Angry migrants protest over new restrictions blocking them at the Macedonian border

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UN urges members to take 'all necessary measures' to defeat ISIL

The United Nations is calling on member states to take “all necessary measures” to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State. The Security Council

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UN urges Europe not to blame refugees for Paris attacks

The United Nations is urging European nations not to reject or blame refugees in the wake of the the Paris attacks by ISIL. #UNHCR Guterres in

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[IN PICTURES] How would these iconic cities look at +2ºC and +4ºC?

With the COP21 global climate conference due to start in Paris at the end of November, NGO Climate Central has released thought-provoking images of

Russia

Who is Syria's legitimate opposition? Russia demands clarity ahead of next crisis talks

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that decisions must be made about who to consider terrorists and who should be deemed

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Record numbers of asylum seekers reach Europe in October

The United Nations says a monthly record of 218,394 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe by sea in October. UNHCR: Monthly record of 218,394

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UN chief says not enough done to curb global warming

The United Nations has praised plans by around 150 countries to halt greenhouse gas emissions, but said they need to do more to control rising

Cuba

UN fails for 24th time to get unanimous rejection of America's Cuban embargo

There has been some surprise that despite the warming in US-Cuban relations, the annual Cuban attempt to get the US sanctions on the island condemned

Cuba

UN votes to condemn United States embargo on Cuba

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to condemn the United States embargo on Cuba. It was the first vote on the resolution since the two

USA

UNGA: former president may face further charges

Prosecutors in the US say a former president of the UN General Assembly facing two counts of tax fraud may be confronted with additional charges

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United Nations celebrates 70 years in blue

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The United Nations: 70 years on

As the United Nations marks its 70th anniversary, euronews looks back at its formation and the roles of its different bodies. It is at its

Austria

Middle East peace mediators move to defuse Israeli-Palestinian violence

US Secretary of State John Kerry says he is cautiously optimistic but he and other Middle East peace mediators meeting in Vienna on Friday face a

West Bank

Mideast: the personal and the political

Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a 24-year-old Palestinian shot dead in the West Bank. Odai Masalma was killed after he attacked an