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FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 file photo, United Nations peacekeepers from Rwanda wait to escort members of the U.N. Security Council as they arrive at the airport in the capital Juba, South Sudan. A new report says United Nations peacekeepers fled their posts when fighting erupted in South Sudan's capital in July, then used tear gas on frightened civilians who sought shelter within the U.N. base. The report on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 by the U.S.-based Center for Civilians in Conflict adds to a growing list of incidents where peacekeepers have been accused of failing to carry out their mandate in South Sudan. (AP Photo/Justin Lynch, File)

UN peacekeepers fled, used tear gas on South Sudan civilians

By JUSTIN LYNCH - Associated Press

In the face of a concerted lobbying effort to name a woman to the post, the U.N. Security Council Wednesday voted without dissent to make former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres, the world body's top official dealing with refugees for the past decade, the next secretary-general. (Associated Press)

Antonio Guterres set to become U.N. secretary general as push for first female head falls short

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

This image posted online Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, shows smoke rising in the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted areas in Raqqa, Syria. The photo bears the watermark of Islamic State media releases and is consistent with other AP reporting. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, &quot;Russian warplanes target homes of Muslims in Raqqa.” (militant photo via AP) ** FILE **

The Latest: Syria military: we will cut back Aleppo strikes

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UK says UN is ‘moving fast’ on new sanctions on North Korea

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Ambush kills soldier in Mali; 2nd UN peacekeeper dies

By BABA AHMED - Associated Press

UN urges Sudan to cooperate in any chemical weapons probe

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Paris climate deal clears ratification threshold with ‘historic’ EU vote

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

UN peacekeeper killed, 8 wounded in north Mali attack

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A Twitter app is seen on an iPhone screen. (Associated Press)

U.N. investigating tweet urging expats to vote against Donald Trump

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE--in this file photo of Thursday Feb.25, 2016, UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, speaks to the media in Juba, South Sudan. A confidential report from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the U.N. Security Council, dated Sept. 8, 2016, obtained by The Associated Press, is a stark list of the ways South Sudan's government has obstructed the U.N. peacekeeping mission in a country devastated by civil war. (AP Photo-file)

Confidential UN report details South Sudan threats, violence

By JUSTIN LYNCH - Associated Press

Demonstrators yell &quot;No to the plebiscite&quot; to protest the government's peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), to be signed later in the day in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Colombians will be given the final say on endorsing or rejecting the accord in an Oct. 2 referendum. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: Colombia accord signing ends with ‘Ode to Peace’

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, rescue workers work the site of airstrikes in the al-Sakhour neighborhood of the rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo, Syria. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said in a TV interview broadcast Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, that an internationally-brokered cease-fire for Syria is still viable, as rescue workers in Aleppo cleaned up from what they said were the worst airstrikes on rebel-held areas of the northern city in five years. Syria's military declared the cease-fire ended one week ago. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP, File)

Walid al-Moallem, Syrian foreign minister, says cease-fire agreement ‘not dead’

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

United States President Barack Obama speaks during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

The Latest: SSudan official: We don’t need more peacekeepers

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a Security Council meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

U.S., Russia take Syria battle to new heights

By Matthew Lee and Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

President Barack Obama greets people in the audience during a ceremony East Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, in Washington, after awarding the 2015 National Medals of Arts and 2015 National Humanities Medals. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama’s farewell tour

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Amal Alamuddin Clooney, writer, human rights activist, 3rd left, listens to the national anthem during the opening ceremony of the International Government Communications Forum in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Amal Clooney, George’s wife, takes on U.N. and ISIS

By Elise Harris - Catholic News Agency

"The debate on science and the debate on politics as far as climate change is concerned is over," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. "Still, the Republican Party, they are not convinced." (Associated Press)

Ban Ki-moon declares climate change debate ‘over,’ calls Paris deal his greatest achievement

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, photo, immigrants who arrived on a cargo ship from Turkey queue for meals in a basketball arena where they have been given temporary shelter in the town of Ierapetra, on the southern Greek island of Crete. European Union countries are immersed in a full-fledged migration crisis. With the EU lacking funds and resources, some officials are even floating the idea of a multinational border guard to deal with arrivals of hundreds of thousands from war-torn countries like Syria, poor African nations and non EU neighbors like Kosovo. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

Hold U.N. accountable for rape, terror support, killings

By Renee Garfinkel