International organizations 'under attack' says Bono at Irish U.N. event
The implications of the U2 singer's message extended well beyond Ireland's race for a seat on the U.N. Security Council.
Canada is a vast nation in North America that is the world's second-largest country by total area. It has the longest coastline in the world and is a founding member of the G-7 and NATO, placing it among the most significant developed nations.
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The implications of the U2 singer's message extended well beyond Ireland's race for a seat on the U.N. Security Council.
International organizations said the tit-for-tat tariffs will undercut a broad array of global development efforts.
One of the themes of a polar conference focuses on the need for more scientific research into the Southern Ocean.
U.N. agencies convened their first outer space conference in almost two decades, aimed at keeping space weapons-free.
Canada, Mexico and the United States will serve as hosts, marking the first time three nations have shared such a role.
The fracture lines between Trump and some of the United States' strongest allies were evident well before the gathering.
A summit with the U.S. could expand North Korea's little-known involvement with international organizations.
Diplomats said Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has no credibility or moral authority to lead the U.N. forum.
Reporters Without Borders says hatred for the press is 'steadily more visible' - and is not limited to authoritarian countries.