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Now displaying: September, 2016
Sep 30, 2016

The European Space Agency's mission to Comet 67P draws to a close, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte compares himself to Hitler and tensions flare between India and Pakistan.

Sep 28, 2016

Could Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva be an eleventh hour consensus pick to lead the U.N.? And betting odds shed light on the likely winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Sep 28, 2016

Syria was not a topic of debate in the first meeting between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, so we asked high-profile generals who've endorsed the candidates for their take on the situation.

Sep 26, 2016

U.S.-Russia relations hit a new low at the U.N. Security Council, and Poles take to the street in anti-government protests.

Sep 23, 2016

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly Thursday that he predicts Africa, Asia and Latin American countries will soon be backers of Israel, thanks to the country's technological prowess.

Sep 22, 2016

The U.N. met for just the fourth time in its history to discuss a global public health crisis, resolving to increase efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance. 

Sep 21, 2016

The U.N. General Assembly offers an unparalleled platform a to tout domestic agendas before a global audience. Several countries seized the opportunity on Wednesday.

Sep 20, 2016

In his final speech before the U.N. General Assembly, Obama warned that hyping global insecurity reduces faith in institutions and their ability to succeed.

Sep 19, 2016

U.N. member states gathered Monday to sign the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants. The U.S. says it will up its refugee quota by 30% next year, including. Russia? Zip.

Sep 16, 2016

John Kasich pinch hits for the Obama on the TPP, the Islamic State is scaling back its visible presence in Mosul and Bruges gets a beer pipeline!

Sep 15, 2016

Canada changes its laws to allow approved clinics to offer medical heroin to addicts. Will the U.S. ready to join the harm reduction policy movement?

Sep 14, 2016

The U.S. and Israel signed a military aid deal on Wednesday that will supply the country with $38 billion over the next decade, and humanitarian aid isn't reaching Syria, despite a nationwide ceasefire.

Sep 13, 2016

A Syrian ceasefire has been in effect for 24 hours, and Secretary of State John Kerry is adamant that the deal's flaws still make it better than doing nothing.

Sep 12, 2016

The U.S. and Russia say they've reached agreement on a deal that could reduce fighting across Syria, and a war of words escalates between North and South Korea.

Sep 9, 2016

NASA sends a new spacecraft to rendezvous with an asteroid, John Kerry presses for a Syrian ceasefire and was Facebook right in censoring an iconic photo of the Vietnam war?

Sep 8, 2016

E.U. election monitors raise doubts over 99.93% turnout in Gabon's presidential election, and President Obama laments that Americans don't get out and explore the world more.

Sep 7, 2016

The Islamic State has lost its last territory along the Syrian-Turkish border, thanks to a recent military push by the Turkish armed forces. Is Turkey ready to go all-in in Syria?

Sep 6, 2016

Another coalition army prepares for the liberation of Mosul and the tiny Philae lander has been spotted on Comet 67P.

Sep 2, 2016

Backers of a new technology with the potential to make isolated species extinct are encountering strong push back from conservationists.

Sep 1, 2016

Fresh off a visit to Mexico, Donald Trump recommits to building a border wall, and the U.S. and China prepare to sign on to the Paris climate agreement.

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