The Treasury Department and the United Nations offered new protection for aid from sanctions meant to pressure the Taliban.
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A Tense Libya Delays Its Presidential Election
The postponement risks further destabilizing the oil-rich North African country, which has been mired in divisions and violence in the decade since Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi was toppled and killed in a revolution.
Why There’s a Growing Push to Ban Killer Robots
A U.N. conference made little headway this week on limiting development and use of killer robots, prompting stepped-up calls to outlaw such weapons with a new treaty.
Killer Robots Aren’t Science Fiction. A Push to Ban Them is Growing.
A U.N. conference made little headway this week on limiting development and use of killer robots, prompting stepped-up calls to outlaw such weapons with a new treaty.
Iran Agrees to Replace Cameras at Nuclear Site but Blocks Images
Iran’s failure to allow the U.N. nuclear agency to fully monitor its nuclear program is hindering talks in Vienna on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal.
Pope Francis Laments That for Migrants, ‘Little Has Changed’
At a Greek refugee camp, Francis lamented the hardening of hearts against asylum seekers, whose plight he called a “shipwreck of civilization.”
In Cyprus, Pope Francis Laments Indifference Toward Migrants
In a visit to Cyprus, Francis said it was his “responsibility to help open eyes” to migrants’ plight but acknowledged that the small island “can’t do everything” to accommodate so many people.
Extreme Poverty Has Been Sharply Cut. What Has Changed?
The U.N. pledged to cut by half the proportion of people living in the worst conditions around the world.
Citing Covid-19, Climate and Wars, U.N. Asks Donors for Big Jump in Funding
The world body said it needed $41 billion to fund humanitarian aid to help 183 million people in 63 countries.
U.N. Seats Denied, for Now, to Afghanistan’s Taliban and Myanmar’s Junta
A powerful United Nations committee deferred a decision on applications by the ruling authorities of both countries, widely regarded as pariahs, to replace envoys of the governments they had toppled.