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UN envoy warns Yemen could break apart

on: August 21, 2019In: Middle East

The UN’s special envoy to Yemen warned Tuesday that the war-ravaged country faced the prospect of breaking apart unless an agreement ending the decades-long conflict is found urgently.... Read more

UN urges restraint as Hong Kong police clash with protesters at airport

on: August 14, 2019In: Asia

Protesters clashed with police at Hong Kong’s international airport on Tuesday evening after flights were disrupted for a second day, plunging the former British colony deeper into tur... Read more

In new migrant standoff, Italy’s Salvini blocks two NGO boats (UPDATE)

on: August 13, 2019In: World

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday he was working to prevent two rescue ships operated by French and Spanish charities from bringing more than 500 migrants to Italy in... Read more

U.N. urges Hong Kong to use restraint, investigate excessive force against protesters

on: August 13, 2019In: Asia

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday to exercise restraint and investigate evidence of its forces firing tear gas at pro... Read more