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UN urges Europe not to blame refugees for Paris attacks

The United Nations is urging European nations not to reject or blame refugees in the wake of the the Paris attacks by ISIL. #UNHCR Guterres in

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[IN PICTURES] How would these iconic cities look at +2ºC and +4ºC?

With the COP21 global climate conference due to start in Paris at the end of November, NGO Climate Central has released thought-provoking images of

Russia

Who is Syria's legitimate opposition? Russia demands clarity ahead of next crisis talks

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that decisions must be made about who to consider terrorists and who should be deemed

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Record numbers of asylum seekers reach Europe in October

The United Nations says a monthly record of 218,394 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe by sea in October. UNHCR: Monthly record of 218,394

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UN chief says not enough done to curb global warming

The United Nations has praised plans by around 150 countries to halt greenhouse gas emissions, but said they need to do more to control rising

Cuba

UN fails for 24th time to get unanimous rejection of America's Cuban embargo

There has been some surprise that despite the warming in US-Cuban relations, the annual Cuban attempt to get the US sanctions on the island condemned

Cuba

UN votes to condemn United States embargo on Cuba

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to condemn the United States embargo on Cuba. It was the first vote on the resolution since the two

USA

UNGA: former president may face further charges

Prosecutors in the US say a former president of the UN General Assembly facing two counts of tax fraud may be confronted with additional charges

USA

United Nations celebrates 70 years in blue

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The United Nations: 70 years on

As the United Nations marks its 70th anniversary, euronews looks back at its formation and the roles of its different bodies. It is at its

Austria

Middle East peace mediators move to defuse Israeli-Palestinian violence

US Secretary of State John Kerry says he is cautiously optimistic but he and other Middle East peace mediators meeting in Vienna on Friday face a

West Bank

Mideast: the personal and the political

Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a 24-year-old Palestinian shot dead in the West Bank. Odai Masalma was killed after he attacked an

Libya

New UN-sponsored Libyan National Unity Government starts to pick up support

Following the proposition forged in Morocco under UN auspices of a new national unity government for Libya, there has been a sign that at least some

World News

EU to seize smugglers' boats near Libya

The United Nations security council has authorised European Union naval operations off the coast of Libya to discourage groups of people traffickers

Libya

UN proposes unity government in Libya

“Not an easy task,” said Bernardino Leon, the United Nations envoy to Libya, as he announced plans to form a national unity government in the

USA

Former head of the UN General Assembly charged with corruption

U.S. prosecutors accuse John Ashe, former president of the United Nations General Assembly, of taking more than $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen to support their interests through UN-sp

Syria

Syria says air strikes alone will spread terrorism

As the international coalition against ISIL and others called on Russia to halt air strikes on targets in Syria. Russia responded by stating the air

Syria

Watch live: Syrian foreign minister speaks at UN General Assembly

Watch in the video player above as Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem addresses the UN General Assembly in New York.

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Europe Weekly: US, Russia remain split on Syria

In this edition of Europe Weekly, all eyes turned to the 70th United Nations General Assembly in New York. World leaders focused on Syria, tackling

Israel

Netanyahu: world's response to Iran menace is "absolutely nothing"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the United Nations General Assembly and was unequivocal in his criticism of the Iran nuclear deal