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Prince Harry Gives Keynote Address at Mandela Day UN Celebration
Britain’s Prince Harry challenged people everywhere Monday to adopt Nelson Mandela’s spirit of hope in today’s divided world to reclaim democracies and leave a better future for children, movingly citing the inspiration of the anti-apartheid leader on his own life and his memories of his late mother, Princess Diana. In a keynote and often personal speech to the U.N....
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US: North Korea Missile Tests Are ‘Deeply Counterproductive'
The United States warned North Korea Wednesday that its “deeply counterproductive” ballistic missile tests risk closing the door on prospects for negotiating peace but said it is “prepared to be flexible” and take concrete, parallel steps with Pyongyang toward an agreement....
...U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft delivered the message at a Security Council meeting less than three weeks before North Korean leader...
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Venezuelan Showdown Moves to UN as Dueling Presidents Dig In
The United States urged all nations Saturday to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido while Russia accused the Trump administration of attempting “to engineer a coup d’etat” against President Nicolas Maduro — a reflection of the world’s deep divisions over the crisis in the embattled Latin American country. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the U.N. Security Council at...