UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to press Myanmar’s military to stop violence and restore democracy, warning that with COVID-19 surging and hunger increasing, “the longer we delay, the more...

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The number of homicides continues to rise in major American cities following a year that saw a record increase in homicides across the country, according to a report published Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice.

Global vaccinations reached a new milestone with more than 4 billion vaccine doses administered as the biggest innoculation campaign in history is underway.

Even before the pandemic hit, South Sudanese women were accustomed to building lives on the edge of uncertainty.