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Associated Press: UN to call for stepped up security for planes and airports

A draft of the Security Council resolution calls on all countries to tighten security at airport buildings, share information about possible threats, …
Associated Press

Washington Post: Intrigue in the campaign to select the next secretary general of the United Nations

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s term expires at the end of the year, and no clear consensus has emerged on his successor. Straw votes among member …
Washington Post

Associated Press: Tensions loom in the Balkans over Bosnian Serbs’ referendum

Sunday’s vote asks residents of Republika Srpska whether to maintain a national holiday on Jan. 9, despite a ruling of Bosnia’s constitutional court …
Associated Press

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Georgian politicans brawl on live TV

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Foreign Policy: U.S. and Russia play blame game over Syria cease-fire breaches

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Foreign Policy

Associated Press: Quotes from the gathering of world leaders at the UN

“The symbolism of a day without fighting is a crucial reminder that conflict can and must come to an end.” – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, …
Associated Press

Foreign Policy: NATO chief says Trump is wrong about the defense alliance

“NATO has been fighting terrorism for many years,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Foreign Policy. Read more here.
Foreign Policy

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Kerry calls for no-fly zone over key Syria areas (VIDEO)

Kerry told the UN Security Council on Sept. 21 that he believes there is a way “out of the carnage” in Syria and that a no-fly zone could restore …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Voice of America: Eyewitness accounts contradict Russian denials about Syria aid convoy attack

Eyewitness accounts include testimony from the brother of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent official overseeing the convoy. Read more here.
Voice of America

BBC: What the North Korean internet really looks like

Most of these sites have always been accessible outside North Korea but on Sept. 20 an exhaustive list was revealed apparently for the first time – …
BBC

Reuters: German economy minister to discuss EU sanctions with Putin

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Reuters

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Deadly air strike on Syrian medical facility reported

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Foreign Policy: UN chief blasts world leaders in farewell address

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Foreign Policy

The Moscow Times: Lithuanian military attaché to Moscow recalled after marrying woman from Crimea

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The Moscow Times

Foreign Policy: Trump invites himself to Egypt despite wanting to ban Muslims from U.S.

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Foreign Policy

BBC: U.S. ‘holds Russia responsible’ for deadly aid attack

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BBC

Washington Times: Obama slams Putin, Trump in final UN speech

Without mentioning Mr. Trump by name, Mr. Obama decried “strongmen” and the rise of “a crude populism, sometimes from the far left but more often from …
Washington Times

Voice of America: Obama gives sobering view of world politics in final UN address

“We can choose to press forward with a better model of cooperation and integration or we can retreat into a world sharply divided and ultimately in …
Voice of America
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