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The US. Capitol dome and US Senate (R) in Washington, August 2, 2011, Reuters
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United Nations (U.N.) peacekeepers patrol in their vehicle during Liberia’s presidential election run-off, along a street in Monrovia November 8, 2011. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
U.S. Envoy Eyes Cuts to U.N. Peacekeeping
Washington’s new U.N. envoy Nikki Haley is putting in motion a far-reaching review of U.N. peacekeeping that is likely to lead to closures and downsizing of missions, according to diplomats. Haley took up her post with a vow to overhaul the United Nations and...Caption:
Alisha Carnahan, of California State University, carries a rose and a t-shirt to the school’s peace garden dedication and memorial for alumni killed in the Dec. 2, 2015, attack during a ceremony at the school in San Bernardino, Calif., Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. Five alumni were among the 14 killed in the in shooting. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)
U.S. Charges Virginia Man with Attempted ISIS Funding
U.S. prosecutors charged a Virginia man on Thursday with attempting to aid ultra-hardline group ISIS, including by trying to buy weapons for the militant group and posting support on social media for attacks. Lionel Williams, 26, was arrested in Suffolk, Virginia, on...Caption:
The Olympic and the Brazilian flag fly over the site of ancient Olympia during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Greece, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Brazil’s Rio Declares Financial Emergency, Requests Funding for Olympics
Rio de Janeiro’s governor declared Friday a state of financial emergency and requested federal funds to help fulfill obligations for public services during the Olympics that are set to start on Aug. 5. The governor warned of total collapse in public security,...Caption:
File photo shows an Aedes aegypti mosquito inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention center in Guadalupe, neighbouring Monterrey