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US-UAE agriculture programme looks to DNA-editing and seed coats to boost yields
Price increases from war in Ukraine and rising temperatures mean innovation more necessary than ever, says US agriculture head Thomas Vilsack
UN: Landmines will kill and maim along Yemen’s coast for ‘many decades’
Pro-government forces pulling out of Hodeidah has let de-mining teams get to work
UN envoy pushes Yemen’s Houthis to reopen Taez roads
A 2.5-month-old truce could unravel unless rebel group lets civilians drive into Yemen’s third-largest city
Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland elected to top UN chamber
The five newcomers will replace India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway on January 1 next year
War-fuelled global food and energy crisis ‘speeding up’, UN chief warns
With millions facing starvation, Antonio Guterres demands Russia stop blockading Ukrainian ports in exchange for a sanctions workaround
Two Egyptian peacekeepers killed in UN's deadliest operation against Mali extremists
One Jordanian peacekeeper was also killed during a 'hard week' in UN's toughest mission
Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti gets four-year sentence for scamming Stormy Daniels
Avenatti became famous for his role in a spat between Donald Trump and the adult film actress
Yemen’s truce extension ‘in trouble’, says US envoy to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Two-month truce has brought relief to millions of Yemenis, but its renewal could be nixed by row over reopening roads around Taez
Palestinian envoy weeps at UN over killed Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh
Diplomat Riyad Mansour twice broke down in tears discussing Palestinian-American journalist
Syria’s last aid route set to be next casualty of Russia-Ukraine war
Another last-minute US-Russia deal to keep aid flowing into Syria looks unlikely amid current geopolitical rift
UAE pushes for debt relief and aid to halt Sudan’s economic collapse
World Bank and IMF funds being used to incentivise Sudanese military to return power to civilians
UAE warns of swarming drone assassins in ‘dystopian future’ war
UN envoy Lana Nusseibeh said 'super-empowered' militias like Yemen’s Houthis are already sending out killing machines
UN diplomats push back on ‘cruel’ face-covering rules for Afghan women
Foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US condemned the Taliban's 'increasingly restrictive measures' and urged the group to reverse them
US and China clash over new North Korea sanctions at UN
Washington welcomes efforts from South Korea's hawkish new President Yoon Suk-yeol
Sahel's anti-extremist force undermined by coups, UN chief warns
Sahel belt and other parts of Africa are new stomping ground for ISIS, US official Victoria Nuland says in Marrakech