Crunch time at the UN as candidates vie for top job
The UN is frequently accused of waste and incompetence. Maybe if they started appointing senior people on merit that might change.
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A man detained on suspicion of murdering the prominent Putin critic Boris Nemtsov has told investigators he was involved, a Russian judge says.
Islamic State fighters looted and bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, government officials say.
Binyamin Netanyahu appeals to the US congress to reject a nuclear deal with Iran that Barack Obama is hoping to strike. Where does that leave US-Israeli relations?
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects the “apocalyptic scenario” of war with Ukraine, amid continued reports of a crumbling ceasefire.
The Syrian government has said it is willing to suspend its aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of the northern city of Aleppo so a local ceasefire can be tested, a UN mediator says.
The latest video of 21 Egyptians being beheaded in Libya is part of Islamic State’s tactic to gain funding and spread fear through the threat of the knife.
Barack Obama confirms the death of Kayla Mueller, a US aid worker who had been held hostage by Islamic State militants.
The UN is frequently accused of waste and incompetence. Maybe if they started appointing senior people on merit that might change.
The global chemical weapons watchdog unearths “compelling eyewitness evidence” of the use of chlorine weapons by the Syrian regime.
Sony Pictures scraps its comedy film based on the fictional assassination of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, after embarrassing internal emails are leaked and further cyber hacks are threatened.
Will a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme lead to rapprochement between the US and the Islamic state after 35 years of enmity?
A video purporting to show the murder of US aid worker Peter Kassig by the Islamic State group is released online.
Geopolitical summits like the G20 are saturated in symbolism and double-meanings – so even if you’re officially shunned, you can always meet away from prying eyes.
William Hague was at the forefront of battling sexual violence against women – but a change of jobs should not be allowed to scupper the campaign.
MPs have backed a motion calling for the UK to recognise Palestine. What would it mean and are we behind the curve?