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Russia Clashes with US over Tactical Nukes for Belarus
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and the U.S. clashed in the United Nations on Friday over Moscow's plan...
April 1, 2023
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G-7 Foreign Chiefs Condemn North Korea’s ICBM Launch
TOKYO, March 19 (Jiji Press) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies, in a sta...
March 20, 2023
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Most G-20 Officials Condemn Russia’s War on Ukraine
Bengaluru, India, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)—Most of the finance ministers and central bank governors from...
February 26, 2023
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Japan, S. Korea Back U.S. Position over Balloon Issue
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Senior diplomats from Japan and South Korea on Monday expressed support fo...
February 14, 2023
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China Says U.S. Flew High-altitude Balloons Over Its Airspace
BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) - China said on Monday that U.S. high altitude balloons had flown over its...
February 13, 2023
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World Population Growth to Slow Down
The United Nations announced last November that the world’s population had reached 8 billion people....
January 18, 2023
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Japan takes 2-year nonpermanent seat on U.N. security council
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — Japan vowed to contribute to global peace Tuesday after the country took a ...
January 4, 2023
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Japan to serve as a UNSC nonpermanent member for 2023-24
Japan will serve as a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council for two years starting in Jan...
December 31, 2022
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UNHCR chief lauds huge Japanese private donations supporting Ukrainians
Solidarity among Japanese people against the Russian invasion of Ukraine has generated extraordinar...
November 10, 2022
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UN demands Russia reverse ‘illegal’ annexations in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn Russia’s “...
October 13, 2022
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Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
OSLO, Norway (AP) — This year’s Nobel Peace Prize is going to jailed Belarus rights activist Ales Bi...
October 7, 2022
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Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will win as Russia redoubles effort
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president implored the world Wednesday to punish Russia for its inva...
September 22, 2022
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Biden: Russia’s Ukraine abuses ‘make your blood run cold’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden declared at the United Nations on Wednesday that Russia ha...
September 22, 2022
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Author gives encyclopedic view of energy transition
It has been a little more than six months since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. As sanctions a...
September 21, 2022
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Striking nuclear disarmament deal seen as difficult at NPT review conference
NEW YORK — Participating parties were set to gather Monday in New York for a review conference of th...
August 1, 2022
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