The Latest: US calls for meeting on weapons proliferation

The United States is calling a ministerial meeting of the U.N. Security Council on "the acute threat" posed by the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons
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Pence applauds UN resolution on peacekeeping reform

The Security Council has approved a resolution supporting efforts to reform the world body's far-flung peacekeeping operations, a priority of the Trump administration at the UN General Assembly
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The Latest: Trump in New York, meets with world leaders

President Donald Trump says he and Egypt's president are making "a lot of progress" on various issues
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The Latest: Iran's president slams Trump's UN speech

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the Iranian people are waiting for an apology from U.S. President Donald Trump for his "extremely offensive" rhetoric and baseless allegations
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The Latest: Japan's leader urges unity at UN on North Korea

Japan's leader urges international unity in pressuring North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
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Iranian president: Trump's UN comments 'ignorant, absurd'

Iran's president is warning the United States that his country will "respond decisively" to any violation of the agreement that reins in its nuclear program, and he's calling U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about Iran 'ignorant' and 'absurd'
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Women Finding Empowerment in ‘A World of Smoke’

In an impoverished port city in the Ivory Coast, women formed a cooperative to eke out a living making charcoal from the castoffs of sawmills and workshops.
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