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North Korean foreign minister warns Washington is "intentionally" destabilising the Korean peninsula to jeopardise improving inter-Korea relations.

Unicef has warned that up to 60,000 North Korean children are at risk of starvation as international sanctions block desperately-needed aid.

Fake news has three distinct meanings, and only one of them is legitimate.

At least 30 African refugees drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, amid reports of gunfire being used against those on board.

The UN has demanded that Mahmoud al-Werfalli be handed over to them after images surfaced online appearing to show him carrying out the extrajudicial killings.

The North Korean leader in his New Year address said that he has the nuclear button on his desk and it is no longer just a threat but a reality.

Iraqi courts are sending alleged Islamic State fighters to death in rapid-fire trials lasting less than 20 minutes, according to reports.

The total population of four out of the eight countries who backed the US plan to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital is 191,000 - smaller than Huntsville, Alabama.

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, a Jordanian prince and diplomat, revealed his intentions to stand down as High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations.

A high-ranking UN official visited North Korea for a four-day trip in an attempt to ease tensions in the region.

Elements of genocide against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims seem to be present in crisis, human rights tsar tells UN council.

As the UN oceans chief warns we are facing a 'planetary crisis', researchers are trying to replace synthetics with biodegradable fungi.

Ratko Mladić, the Serb commander who presided over the murder of more than 8,000 men and boys at Srebrenica in Bosnia, will die in jail.

Analysis by the Global Carbon Project shows that total emissions from all human activities will reach 41 billion tonnes in 2017.

Concentrations are now at their highest for 800,000 years, which could lead to "severe ecological and economic disruptions", according to a new report.

Sophia was one of the panellists at the event centred on the rise of technology, specifically AI and its potential to accelerate global development goals.

The US State Department announced its decision to leave Unesco — which would come into effect on 31 December 2018 — because of the UN agency's "continuing anti-Israel bias".

The UN pulls out staff from two districts in Malawi after mob attacks on people accused of vampirism left at least five dead.

China refuses to recognise North Korean woman as refugees, leaving many to be sold as wives where they must work in the fields and be violated regularly.

Protesters chanted "do not allow terrorists into this country" as they stormed the UN shelter.

The statement came from North Korea's news agency.

The UK PM referred to the US role in climate change.

'Humiliating for our nation,' one Twitter user wrote.

'There is no point in having an emergency session if it produces nothing of consequence,' Nikki Haley said.

Nikki Haley said that the US is prepared to use 'considerable military forces' to defend itself.

The judge said the victims were "deprived of the chance of survival"

Unicef and WHO waging grim battle to contain outbreak in conflict-ravaged nation.

With heavy rains expected to continue, officials have asked people to move away from rivers and hillsides.

ICC prosecutor warned that acts of violence in Kasai could constitute "war crimes".

The panel chair described the breach as part of a "sustained cyber campaign".