The Conversation Congress could use an arcane section of the 14th Amendment to hold Trump accountable for Capitol attack If the Senate acquits former President… Read More »Biden presses Iran diplomacy as new special envoy tapped

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday he placed his newly named envoy on technology on administrative leave after allegations of sexual harassment… Read More »UN puts new tech envoy on leave after harassment allegations

WUHAN, China (AP) — World Health Organization experts are to begin face-to-face meetings with their Chinese counterparts Friday in the central city of Wuhan at… Read More »WHO team to begin face-to-face meetings with China experts

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday “there are reasons to hope” for progress toward ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict after years of… Read More »UN chief sees `hope’ for Israel-Palestinian peace progress

Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis. (Gary He/Reuters) Former Defense Secretary James Mattis said Thursday the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol was “fomented” by… Read More »Mattis: Trump ‘fomented’ Jan. 6 Capitol assault

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia hopes the success of extending the last remaining U.S.-Russia arms control treaty will give a new boost to re-starting a… Read More »Russia envoy: US and Russia need to start strategic dialogue

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.N. human rights office in Mexico called for justice Wednesday in the case of an anti-dam activist who was killed… Read More »UN slams killing of anti-dam activist in southern Mexico

Sani Abacha became Nigeria’s head of state in a military coup in 1993 When Nigeria’s then-head of state Sani Abacha stole billions of dollars and… Read More »Sani Abacha – the hunt for the billions stolen by Nigeria’s ex-leader

The leader of the Proud Boys, who was arrested in Washington shortly before the Capitol riot, previously worked undercover and cooperated with investigators after he… Read More »Proud Boys leader was government informant, records show

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Cyclone Eloise has affected 250,000 people in the Mozambique port city of Beira and surrounding areas and damaged or destroyed 76… Read More »UN: 250,000 people affected by Cyclone Eloise in Mozambique