briefing by spokesperson for secretary-general

The Under- Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, told Security Council this morning that Israeli- Palestinian conflict continues to be locked in dangerous paralysis that is fueling extremism and exacerbating tensions Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory. ..

why boris johnson is even more dangerous than trump

Johnson will head a minority government elected under a different Conservative leader, Theresa May, and will depend on the votes of a Protestant party that is the product of the sectarian politics of Northern Ireland. . ... It is worth looking at a copy of The New York Times dated 31 January 1933..

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boris johnson to be u.k. prime minister after winning party vote

And if you see, there was I think all of us politicians -- -- the head of this campaign -- -- should thank British people -- -- to give press conference -- -- because, in way, they have been doing our job for us -- to reassure the country that he is in control, that he knows what he's doing. ..

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ukraine president's party gets solid parliament majority

The head of the president's party, Dmytro Razumkov, said key measures to be taken up establishing procedures for impeachment and creating anti-corruption agencies that are independent from both the president and parliament.. ... Dmytro Razumkov, head of Servant of the People party,..

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TEHRAN - Washington started enhancing its military buildup in Persian Gulf in bid to intimidate Tehran into talks, and failed in its goal Head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali said... ..

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obituary: robert morgenthau, new york district attorney who prosecuted

Over the next quarter-century, Morgenthau was elected another seven times as head of one of the nation’s largest law offices, with 550 prosecutors and 700 other staffers. ... In addition to jailing Goetz in the 1984 wounding of four black youths who tried to rob him on a subway train,..

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For while it now appears that the French government is finally moving towards his replacement as head of the French carmaker, economy and finance minister Bruno Le Maire has until now done his utmost to protect Ghosn, even declaring that there was ‘nothing in particular to report’ on his tax..

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