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South Korean president wants third Trump, Kim Jong Un meeting
South Korean President Moon Jae-in wants President Trump and Kim Jong Un to meet soon to resume stalled nuclear negotiations, a Seoul official said Wednesday. Moon's suggestion for another US-North...
US slaps North Korea with new round of tough sanctions
President Trump on Friday announced new sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program – tightening the noose on Pyongyang by targeting its shipping and trading companies. The president used...
NYU splits from Ban Ki-Moon's nephew amid bribery charges
New York University has parted ways with the nephew of the outgoing head of the United Nations following his arrest on bribery charges, The Post has learned. Joo Hyun “Dennis”...
Ban Ki-Moon's brother, nephew charged in bribery scheme
The brother and nephew of the outgoing UN Secretary-General thought they were bribing a Middle Eastern official to buy a Hanoi-based skyscraper – but they wound up getting duped by...
UN chief predicts Trump will back climate change pact
MARRAKESH, Morocco — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday action on climate change has become "unstoppable" and predicted that US President-elect Donald Trump would drop plans to quit a global...
Colombia embarks on path to peace with historic accord
CARTAGENA, Colombia -- After a half-century of combat that spilled blood across this South American nation, Colombians have embarked on a new, but difficult path to settle their political differences...
Putin ally eyed to become next UN secretary-general
A favorite of Russian President Vladimir Putin has emerged as a leading contender to become the next UN secretary-general. Irina Bokova, 63, the director-general of UNESCO, the UN’s cultural arm,...
The hidden agenda behind the UN chief's Israel-bashing
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon seems intent on using his last year in office to significantly increase UN pressure on Israel. Last week, he told the Security Council that “human...
A woman might be the next UN secretary-general
The United Nations formally kicked off the race for the next secretary-general on Tuesday and the world body's 193 members were encouraged to consider putting forward a woman for the...
Pope Francis tackles climate change, Iran deal at UN
Pope Francis made history again Friday, a day after his address to a joint session of Congress, delivering a speech before the largest-ever gathering of world leaders at the United...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is officially a New Yorker
He’s a real New Yorker now. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been a bona-fide international citizen for years, but on Tuesday he obtained his official Gotham credentials at a United...
Afghanistan's president to meet with Obama, UN head
Ashraf Ghani, who was elected president of Afghanistan six months ago, will be making his first trip to the United Nations this week to meet with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...
UN Secretary-General wants $1B to fight Ebola, only has $100K
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says a trust fund he launched to fight Ebola has only $100,000 in the bank. Ban appealed urgently for contributions to the fund which...
Inside Kerry's unraveling cease-fire deal
NEW DELHI -- Hours past midnight Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was still working the phones, trying to come up with a cease-fire plan to stop the bloodshed...
Obama joins world leaders in remembering Mandela
President Obama joined world leaders in remembering Nelson Mandela as “one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings.” “Through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice...