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Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, attends a news conference on his visit to Bangladesh for the Rohingya refugee crisis, at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse


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North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho has derided US President Donald Trump as “mentally deranged” (AFP Photo/Jewel SAMAD)


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Protesters holds up a placard as they shout slogans during a rally against former U.N. chief Kofi Annan in Sittwe, Myanmar, September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Wa Lone


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North Korea’s Secret Weapon? Economic Growth.

North Korea’s Secret Weapon? Economic Growth.

With the United Nations imposing yet another round of sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear provocations, it’s worth asking why such penalties have been failing for more than a decade. One reason is that the North Korean economy is improving more than is...
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UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh attends a news conference with prime minister of Libya’s Government of National Accord Fayez Al Sarraj in Tripoli, Libya on August 5, 2017. Reuters / Hani Amara


Salameh’s Difficult Task in New York

Salameh’s Difficult Task in New York

This summer has seen a flurry of summits and meetings on Libya. On 25 July, Paris hosted a meeting between Sarraj and Haftar. Last week, Brazzaville hosted a meeting of the African Union with Prime Minister Faiez Sarraj, Speaker of the House of Representatives Aghila...