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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Weighs Iran-Style Sanctions on North Korea, Risking a Rift With China
To stop Pyongyang's march to a nuclear arsenal, the White House is looking to target Chinese companies that bankroll Kim Jong Un’s banned weapons.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chemical Weapons Watchdog Continues Hunt for Syria’s Elusive Nerve Agent
International inspectors find gaping holes in Syria’s chemical weapons declarations, raising concern that Assad may have hidden some of his deadliest warfare agents.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Punished U.S. Navy Officer Believes He Prevented a War With Iran
The skipper of the boats captured by Iran this year says he should be commended and not penalized for averting a potential firefight in the Persian Gulf.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How OPM Bilked a Security Contractor That Confirmed a Major Hack
A new report says that the Office of Personnel Management was shockingly negligent in responding to multiple cyberattacks. But when Ben Cotton discovered fake anti-virus files, the agency jumped into action — and then refused to pay his company.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dinner, Drinks, and a Near-Fatal Ambush for U.S. Diplomats
President Salva Kiir has been feted by the White House. So why are his goons trying to kill American officials in South Sudan?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Ceremony Ending Colombia’s Civil War Nixed After DOJ Objections
The Obama administration wanted a big show in New York to ink Colombia's peace deal. But the Justice Department balked at letting terrorists and drug dealers into the country.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The World May Never Know if Syria Really Destroyed All Its Chemical Weapons
Syria’s mustard gas program leaves behind a trail of contradictions, discrepancies, and unanswered questions.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. and Europe Say Assad May Have Kept Some Chemical Weapons
Damascus promised to destroy its entire arsenal, but the world’s chemical weapons watchdog suggests Assad may have squirreled some away.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Yemen Carnage Prompts New U.N. Push to Censure Saudi-led Coalition
Ban Ki-moon is threatening to put Riyadh and its allies back on a blacklist of countries that kill and maim children in war zones.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Exclusive: Behind Closed Doors at the U.N., Russia and Turkey Are Still Battling
Erdogan and Putin are publicly trying to bury the hatchet. Away from the cameras, their cold war over Syria rages on.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Danilo Turk’s Dark Horse Bid to Head the U.N. Gains Momentum
The former Slovenian president wins his share of plaudits and criticism, but faces several daunting obstacles in his race to succeed Ban Ki-moon.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. to Probe Whether Iconic Secretary-General Was Assassinated
Newly discovered documents revive claim that Dag Hammarskjold may have been killed by South African agents backed by the CIA.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Navy Officers in Crosshairs Over Iran Debacle
A military investigation into a bungled mission in the Persian Gulf could end the careers of several officers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Arabia Threatened to Break Relations With U.N. Over Human Rights Criticism in Yemen
Riyadh warned Turtle Bay it would pull hundreds of millions of dollars from U.N. programs if it was singled out for killing and maiming children in Yemen.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Secretary-General Front-Runner Faces Internal Uproar
Helen Clark is one of the leading candidates to succeed Ban Ki-moon, but critics inside Turtle Bay say she’s weakening the U.N.’s promotion of human rights.
