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Eyes on China as British Aircraft Carrier Group Heads to South Sea for Military Drill
HMS Queen Elizabeth plans to visit South China Sea for seven-month voyage that began in May
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British PM Calls for Global Treaty on Pandemics
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Calls for Israeli Accountability Dominate UN Session on Palestinians
Cease-fire between Israel, Palestinians will not hold unless root causes of violence are addressed, UN rights chief says
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On World Hand Hygiene Day, WHO Calls for Just That
UN agency says coronavirus pandemic illustrates importance of hand washing practices in preventing risk of transmission
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Zimbabwe's President Calls for Unity on 41st Independence Day
Critics blame President Emmerson Mnangagwa for turning back the clock to old repressive days
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Belarus Opposition Leader Calls for Global Action, Not Words
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is in Switzerland this week to drum up international pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko to resign and negotiate peacefu
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Lebanon on Edge as Protests Persist, Caretaker PM Pleads for New Government
Groups of protesters have been burning tires daily to block roads since the Lebanese currency tumbled to a new low Tuesday, enraging a population long
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Former British PM Blair Readies Blueprint for Tackling Next Pandemic
Tony Blair's Institute for Global Change calls for international cooperation in the future to identify and test for any new outbreak
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Mexican President Calls for UN Intervention on Global Vaccine Rollout
He says the UN has been an 'ornament' in the global vaccine strategy
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UN Chief Calls on Rich Nations to Implement Global Vaccine Task Force
Antonio Guterres says the task force should mobilize pharmaceutical companies and key industry and logistics actors
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British PM Calls for Global Treaty on Pandemics
Johnson calls for universal standards for transparency regarding future pandemics
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On Anniversary of Parkland Shooting, Biden Calls for Gun Reform
Sunday marks three years since a teenage gunman killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida
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Asian Stocks Hit Fresh Records on Hopes for Global Recovery
Hopes for vaccines, U.S. stimulus turbocharge sentiment
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British PM Johnson's Father Applying for French Citizenship
Stanley Johnson, a former member of the European Parliament who voted Remain in Britain's 2016 referendum, told RTL radio he wanted to become a French
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Sudan PM Visits Ethiopia for Talks on Restive Tigray Region
More than 50,000 Ethiopians from the embattled region have fled to Sudan due to violence
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Opposition Calls on Hungary's Orban to Sack Museum Head for Likening Soros to Hitler
Nationalist Orban has long vilified Soros, a Hungarian Jew who emigrated after World War II, as part of a general campaign against immigration
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UN Chief Calls for More Coordinated Global Efforts to Fight COVID
7 nations have more than 1 million COVID-19 cases
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British Opposition Leader Calls for Three-week 'Circuit Breaker' Lockdown
Labor leader Keir Starmer says prime minister's regional restrictions are not working, and that science supports his approach
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Haitian President Calls for Calm, Asks Justice Department, Police to Shed Light on Student's Killing
Jovenel Moise says his comment aims to reassure university students who took to the streets to demand justice for their colleague, Gregory Saint-Hilai
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Biden Calls for Delay in Vote on Supreme Court Nominee
Democratic presidential candidate says he or Trump should make the high court nomination after one of them is inaugurated in January
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EU Commission President Calls on Member Nations for Unity
In wide-ranging state of the European Union address, Von der Leyen comments on strength, Brexit, equality
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Global Coalition Calls for Greater Scrutiny of China on Rights
Coalition plans to demand an end to China's impunity at UN Human Rights Council, during council's upcoming session next week
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Polish Envoy Calls for Russia, West to Cooperate on Belarus
But Poland's ambassador in Washington cautions that Moscow's goals are different from those of the West
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Trump Calls for Goodyear Tire Boycott After Reported Ban on MAGA Hats
Company says it bans all political slogans of any kind from workplace
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EU Calls for Sanctions on Belarus After Disputed Elections
Security forces crack down on protests against strongman Lukashenko
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UN Calls for Action on Landmine Deaths Among Displaced in Sahel, Lake Chad Regions
UNHCR says security forces reportedly are intended targets of attacks by various armed groups, but civilians are main victims