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Erik Prince gets a police escort
Global

Gang violence in Haiti is so bad the government is hiring 200 armed men from Blackwater founder Erik Prince to quell the crisis

By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
August 15, 2025
Donald Trump, Robert Kennedy
Politics

Child vaccination is plateauing worldwide with a gap of 14 million holding steady

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July 15, 2025
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Success

AI in the workplace is nearly 3 times more likely to take a woman’s job as a man’s, UN report finds

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May 20, 2025
UN says Trump tariffs and trade tensions will cut global economic growth by 0.4% in both 2025 and 2026
Economy

UN says Trump tariffs and trade tensions will cut global economic growth by 0.4% in both 2025 and 2026

By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated Press
May 16, 2025
Asian scam operations are hauling in $40 billion every year from bogus romance schemes and investment pitches. Now they’re spreading around the world
Cybersecurity

Asian scam operations are hauling in $40 billion every year from bogus romance schemes and investment pitches. Now they’re spreading around the world

By The Associated Press and Grant Peck
April 21, 2025
Trump tells Rep. Elise Stefanik she has to stay in Congress instead of becoming UN ambassador because the GOP House margin is so thin
Politics

Trump tells Rep. Elise Stefanik she has to stay in Congress instead of becoming UN ambassador because the GOP House margin is so thin

By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
March 28, 2025
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Lifestyle

How a Copenhagen housing project by a $23 billion Novo-backed firm is rethinking big-city challenges like loneliness and access to sunlight

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March 9, 2025
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Politics

UN says women’s rights are under attack 30 years after world leaders adopted equality blueprint: ‘We’re seeing the mainstreaming of misogyny’

By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated Press
March 6, 2025
U.S. splits with European allies as it refuses to blame Russia for Ukraine war in UN votes
Politics

U.S. splits with European allies as it refuses to blame Russia for Ukraine war in UN votes

By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated Press
February 25, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Speaks At The 79th Session Of The United Nations General Assembly In New York
Politics

Three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. and Ukraine have competing proposals on how to end the conflict—and how it started

By Edith M. Lederer and The Associated Press
February 24, 2025
HIV infections could surge if U.S. support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says
Health

HIV infections could surge if U.S. support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says

By Maria Cheng and The Associated Press
February 10, 2025
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Environment

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will fund the UN climate change body after Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement

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January 23, 2025
Shantanu Mukherjee, Chief of the Integrated Policy Analysis Branch DESA'
Finance

World GDP will only grow 2.8% in 2025 after it resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year, UN predicts

By Michael Weissenstein and The Associated Press
January 10, 2025
The world is not nearly ready to handle the next pandemic, says UN health agency
Health

The world is not nearly ready to handle the next pandemic, says UN health agency

By Robin Millard and AFP
January 8, 2025
UN climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge. Here are the main takeaways
Environment

UN climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge. Here are the main takeaways

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November 25, 2024

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