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Libya's Khalifa Hifter, the commander of the self-styled Libyan National Army, center, is seen at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Just outside of Abu Dhabi's biennial arms fair in a large tent, Russia offered weapons for sale Monday ranging from Kalashnikov assault rifles to missile systems despite facing sanctions from the West over its war on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

U.N. nuclear watchdog: 2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Police check a fishing boat with some 500 migrants in the southern Italian port of Crotone, early Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Italian coast guard was responding to three smugglers boats carrying more than 1,300 migrants “in danger” off Italy’s southern coast, officials said Friday. Three small coast guard boats were rescuing a boat with 500 migrants about 70 nautical miles off the Calabria region, which forms the toe of the Italian boot. (AP Photo/Valeria Ferraro)

Italy estimates 680K migrants might cross sea from Libya

By Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks about the activities of his office and recent human rights developments around the globe, during the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

U.N. rights chief cites ‘communication’ about issues in China

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, arrives for a meeting with head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami as he is welcomed by the spokesman for Iran's atomic agency Behrouz Kamalvandi in Tehran, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

As Iran’s nuclear program accelerates, U.N. tries to ease fears, but U.S. and Israel remain wary

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Ambassador Cindy McCain, wife of former Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, smiles as she arrives for the public ceremonial inauguration of Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs at the state Capitol in Phoenix, Jan. 5, 2023. On Thursday, March 2, 2023, McCain was appointed head of the U.N. World Food Program, the world’s largest humanitarian organization which aims to help nearly 150 million people confronting conflicts, disasters and impacts of climate change this year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

U.S. ambassador Cindy McCain to head U.N. World Food Program

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

Rescuers recover a body at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Rescue officials say an undetermined number of migrants have died and dozens have been rescued after their boat broke apart off southern Italy. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Pipita)

Migrant boat breaks up off Italian coast, killing nearly 60

By Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is a test launch of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Feb. 18, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on the image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea calls U.N. chief’s remarks on missile test ‘unfair’

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Ukrainian firefighters work at a damaged hospital maternity ward in Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko, File)

8,000 civilians confirmed dead in Ukraine, but U.N. says number could be much higher

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 2' gas pipline are pictured in Lubmin, northern Germany, on Feb. 15, 2022. Russia clashed with the United States and other Western nations Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 over the Kremlin’s call for a U.N. investigation of last September’s sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Western Europe. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Russia and West clash over probe of Nord Stream sabotage

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley looks to supporters at a town hall campaign event, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Exeter, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Beware Nikki Haley, Grade A bureaucrat in ‘Oedipal primary’

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

A man walks past collapsed buildings following a devastating earthquake in the town of Jinderis, Aleppo province, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. The death toll from the earthquakes of Feb. 6, that struck Turkey and northern Syria is still climbing. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

U.N. official warns of rising earthquake death toll in Syria

By Omar Akour - Associated Press

A man receives humanitarian aid provided by UN World Food Program and ADRA charity organisation for the residents of the region and internally displaced persons at the distribution center in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

U.N. agencies seek $5.6B to help Ukraine, its refugees abroad

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Zafer Mahmut Boncuk, 60, screams angrily next to the body of his dead mother, Ozcan Bencuk, in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, February 11, 2023. Ozcan Boncuk, 75, was trapped during an earthquake that struck a border region of Turkey and Syria and died on Tuesday, a day later. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Turkey earthquake survivors seek hot meals as rescues wane

By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

FILE - Video monitors show member nation vote in the United Nations General Assembly in favor of a resolution condemning Russia's illegal referendum in Ukraine, on Oct. 12, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. Ukraine’s supporters have circulated a proposed resolution for adoption by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbor. The proposed resolution, obtained Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, by The Associated Press, is broader and less detailed than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's 10-point peace plan. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

UN draft resolution: Any peace must keep Ukraine intact

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

Rescuers and mother surround Adnan Mohammet Korkut after he was rescued in Gaziantep, southern Turkey, early Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The teenager was pulled largely unscathed from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish city of Gaziantep early Friday, in a dramatic rescue that belied the reality that the chances of finding many more survivors four days after a catastrophic earthquake killed tens of thousands are shrinking fast. (IHA via AP)

Live Updates I Focus turns to quake aid, as rescues continue

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Collapsed buildings in Golbasi, in Adiyaman province, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Thinly stretched rescue teams worked through the night in Turkey and Syria, pulling more bodies from the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. The death toll rose Wednesday to more than 10,000, making the quake the deadliest in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Survivors of Turkey, Syria quake struggle to stay warm, fed

By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed, Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a feast to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army at an unspecified place in North Korea Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

U.N. experts: North Korean hackers stole record virtual assets

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

A car is seen under the wreckage of a collapsed building, in Azmarin town, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake has caused significant damage in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. Damage was reported across several Turkish provinces, and rescue teams were being sent from around the country. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Live Updates | Turkey, Syria earthquake search intensifies

Associated Press

Residents wait in line to receive the Ebola vaccine in Beni, Congo DRC on July 13, 2019. A confidential U.N. report into the alleged missteps by senior World Health Organization in the way they handled a sexual misconduct case during an Ebola outbreak in Congo found their response did not violate the agency’s policies because of what some officials described as a “loophole.” The report, which was submitted to the WHO Director-General on Jan. 2023, and was not released publicly, was obtained by the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

‘Loophole’ excuses WHO officials accused of misconduct

By Maria Cheng - Associated Press

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows damage on the roof of an Iranian military workshop, center, after a drone attack in Isfahan, Iran, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press on Friday showed damage done to what Iran describes as a military workshop attacked by Israeli drones, the latest such assault amid a shadow war between the two countries. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite photos: Damage at Iran military site hit by drone

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press