United Nations
Trump-Guterres alliance may deliver UN reform
At the UN General Assembly, the US president and UN secretary-general have presented compatible visions for UN reform
InternationalTrump’s team will spin lack of North Korea options
Washington has warned Pyongyang not to test its resolve ahead of a UN address by President Donald Trump
United StatesPyongyang will defy new sanctions pressure
New UN sanctions will tighten the economic squeeze on North Korea considerably
North KoreaBangladesh may struggle to curb Rohingya migration
More refugees have entered the country since a spike in violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
BangladeshSerbia will not shift Macedonia on Kosovo UNESCO vote
Serbia pulls mission from Skopje after Macedonia wobbles on backing Kosovo for UNESCO membership
SerbiaNuclear states will ignore arms ban treaty
States without nuclear weapons are seeking to ban possession and shame states that have them
InternationalYemeni realities will upset UN plan for Hodeida port
Fighting intensifies on the routes to the key port of Hodeida, despite a new plan for neutral third-party management
YemenDrilling for gas off Cyprus could start fresh crisis
Turks will find themselves alone in refusing to recognise Nicosia’s right to allow energy firms to prospect offshore
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