Macron maps post-Brexit E.U. nuclear role
French President Emmanuel Macron put forward a new doctrine for France to lead the European Union in reducing the global threat of a nuclear arms race.
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Russia offers to renew New START nuclear weapons treaty with U.S.
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Paris forum's global governance runs counter to political headwinds
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White Helmets ally, humanitarian leader found dead in Turkey
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U.N. envoy sustains new peace talks among all sides of Syrian civil war
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U.N. fact-finding panel urges trials on genocide charges in Myanmar
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