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Middle East war halts work at WHO's Dubai emergency hub

Middle East war halts work at WHO's Dubai emergency hub

The Middle East war has forced the World Health Organization to suspend operations at its global emergency logistics hub in Dubai, the UN agency's chief said Thursday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the impact of the conflict, sparked by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday, "

US says China 'massively expanded' nuclear arsenal

US says China 'massively expanded' nuclear arsenal

The United States on Monday accused China of dramatically swelling its nuclear arsenal, and doubled down on claims that Beijing had conducted secret nuclear tests, demanding again it be part of any future arms control treaty. Washington said the lapsing earlier this month of New START -- the last treaty between

UN chief decries global rise of 'rule of force'

UN chief decries global rise of 'rule of force'

The United Nations leader warned Monday that "the rule of force" was spreading, as the powerful trample on international law and wield artificial intelligence and other technologies to attack human rights. "Human rights are under a full-scale attack around the world," Antonio Guterres told the