UN agrees to cut peacekeeping budget, a reduction US sought

The U.N. General Assembly has agreed to a significant cut in the budget for the United Nations' far-flung peacekeeping missions, a reduction the Trump administration fought hard to achieve though it wanted an even larger decrease
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FILE - In this Monday, April 4, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan provides security at night on the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast is ...

FILE - In this Monday, April 4, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan provides security at night on the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast is coming to an end Friday, June 30, 2017, 13 years after
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FILE - In this Sunday, April 3, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan, looks up as he and others return fire on troops supporting Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo during a patrol in ...

FILE - In this Sunday, April 3, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan, looks up as he and others return fire on troops supporting Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo during a patrol in the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The U.N. peaceke
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UN ends peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast after 13 years

UN ends peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast after 13 years, while some worry it comes too soon
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UN ends Ivory Coast peace mission after 13 years

UN ends peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast after 13 years, while some worry it comes too soon
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51 migrants presumed dead after abandonment in Niger desert

The International Organization for Migration says 51 migrants are presumed dead in the Sahara desert in Niger after smugglers abandoned them during their journey north to Libya
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Burkina Faso Sankara family lawyer: DNA tests inconclusive

A lawyer for the family of Burkina Faso's slain president's says DNA tests done in Spain were inconclusive on whether remains found in a grave were those of Thomas Sankara
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