The employees were kidnapped by gunmen believed to be linked to al-Qaida in the southern province of Abyan while they were on their way back to the government’s temporary capital, Aden, after a field mission.
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UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning ‘the most vulnerable’ will suffer
Wheat prices have risen more than 14% since Monday, when Russia pulled out of the grain deal, and corn prices are up more than 10%.
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Russia comes under pressure at UN to avoid global food crisis and revive Ukrainian grain shipments
Russia said it suspended the Black Sea Grain Initiative because the U.N. had failed to overcome obstacles to shipping its food and fertilizer to global markets.
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Commentary: Can the U.S. and the United Nations do anything about Haiti?
The future of an intervention force is unclear, but Washington could make a big difference in the meantime by working to stop the smuggling of firearms to the gangs that are taking over the nation.
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World shipping body votes on ‘historic’ emissions cuts to curb warming
The world’s shipping nations also agreed to interim goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20%, aiming for 30% by 2030, and by at least 70%, aiming for 80%, by 2040.
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UN rebukes Russia, says it is blocking aid workers from area of Ukraine dam collapse
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov didn’t explicitly admit that Russia had blocked United Nations access, but told a conference call with reporters that Ukrainian attacks made a visit too risky.
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U.N. approves resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine
The nonbinding General Assembly resolution, considered a barometer of world opinion, passed 141-7, with 32 abstentions.
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At Davos, Zelensky urges allies to speed up the push against Russia
Ukraine’s president spoke after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the world as being in a ‘sorry state’ because of interlinked challenges including climate change and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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UN climate talks poised for deal creating disaster fund
According to the draft of the proposal from Egypt developed countries would be “urged” to contribute to the fund, which would also draw on other private and public sources of money such as international financial institutions.
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U.N. Security Council rejects Russia’s call for bio weapons probe
Russia circulated a 310-page document to council members last week alleging that military biological activity is taking place at biological laboratories in Ukraine with support from the U.S. Defense Department.