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U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon (L) speaks with French President Francois Hollande during a lunch at the Royal Palace during the U.N. Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
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In this file photo dated Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, a view of court room one where former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo wait the start of the trial at the new premises of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.AP
Gambia to leave International Criminal Court Next Year
Africa’s Gambia officially notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will take effect on Nov. 10, 2017, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said on Monday, making it the third country to quit The Hague-based tribunal....Caption:
Jordan Reviews Strategic Priorities for Sustainable Development
Amman- Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Minister Imad Fakhoury said that the national economy needs to close up holes weakening its build and inhibiting its progress towards expanding its pro-investment environment, creating more employment...Caption:
U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 19, 2015 (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
Saudi-British Agreement Puts London’s Yemen Draft Resolution on Hold
New York, London, Jeddah- Saudi-led talks recently conducted with the UK have helped postpone the adoption of a British draft resolution on a Yemeni settlement a few days after London had sent the plan to U.N. Security Council members for discussion. A joint Arab-Gulf...Caption:
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow.
(Reuters/Maxim Shipenkov/Pool)