U.N. Security Council urges calm in Gulf as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate
The Security Council unanimously condemned recent attacks on oil tankers and called them a threat to international peace.
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ILO adopts #MeToo treaty on workplace violence and harassment
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U.N. panel seeks to close 'digital divide' between rich and poor
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U.N. labor agency marks its past with a look to the future of work
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U.N. vote calls on U.K. to return site of U.S. military base to Mauritius
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Council of Europe keeps Russia as member despite Crimea annexation
Europe's leading human rights organization approved by majority vote a joint declaration that tries to appease Russia.
U.N. relief agency says 1 million people in Gaza may go hungry
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A record 41 million people are uprooted in their own nations
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Plastic contaminating the ocean is added to treaty on hazardous waste
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Pope Francis issues new Vatican law to report sex abuse and cover-ups
The new law results from a global sex abuse scandal that has threatened the church's credibility and the pope’s leadership.
Two Reuters journalists held in Rohingya case are freed in Myanmar
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E.U. publishes its plan for stronger global e-commerce safety rules
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