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Syria: UN calls for speeding up pace of lagging chemical weapons elimination

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Special Coordinator of the Joint Mission of the OPCW and the UN Sigrid Kaag speaks to journalists following...

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Attack Last Year on California Power Station Raises Alarm

An unsolved sniper attack last year on an electrical power substation in California that knocked out 17 giant transformers has mobilized industry leaders to beef up physical security at these vital installations. The incident also has some experts...

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Ukraine: MEPs call for EU travel ban and financial support

The EU and its member states should prepare targeted sanctions, such as travel ban and freezing the EU assets of those personally responsible for killings of Ukrainian protesters, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. They also call for EU...

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UN envoy strongly condemns attack against Iraqi Foreign Ministry

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Nickolay Mladenov, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission for Iraq.

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