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September 24, 2018

As Trump arrives at UN, world leaders honor Mandela

World leaders kicked off their annual gathering at the United Nations on Monday by honoring a global icon of peace and reconciliation — drawing some pointed contrast with a U.S. president who has shaken up the international order with his assertion of "America First."

September 24, 2018

Leaders honor Mandela at UN; his widow calls them to act

World leaders looked to Nelson Mandela's legacy of championing peace, human rights and global cooperation but acknowledged the world is far from achieving his ideals as the U.N. General Assembly's annual top-level meeting began Monday.

September 24, 2018

Admired abroad, New Zealand leader faces hurdles at home

Last Thursday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the high-profile interviews she'd be doing this week in New York, where she's attending the U.N. General Assembly.

September 24, 2018

Turkey promises 'safe zones' in Kurdish-held parts of Syria

Turkey said Sunday it would take steps to create "safe zones" across northern Syria, including in areas held by Syrian Kurdish fighters who are allied with the United States but who Ankara views as terrorists.

September 24, 2018

3 Saudi human rights activists awarded "Alternative Nobel"

The Right Livelihood Award — known as the "Alternative Nobel" — was awarded Monday to three jailed Saudi human rights defenders and two Latin American anti-corruption crusaders.

September 24, 2018

Iran holds funerals for victims of terror attack in Ahvaz

Iran was holding funerals Monday for the victims of the weekend terror attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, the deadliest attack in the country in nearly a decade.

September 24, 2018

Iran's politicians under pressure, 40 years after revolution

Hard-liners batter President Hassan Rouhani over his faltering nuclear deal, sending his popularity plummeting.

September 23, 2018

Spain saves some 440 migrants; new crackdown on rescue boat

Spain's maritime rescue service said Sunday it rescued more than 400 people from 15 small boats, most of them off the country's southern coast, while humanitarian groups lamented that the sole private rescue boat operating near the deadly central Mediterranean human trafficking route risked being put out of action by Italy's anti-migrant leaders.

September 23, 2018

The Latest: Iran says US ally behind military parade attack

The Latest on the fallout from Saturday's attack on a military parade in Iran (all times local): 11 a.m.

September 23, 2018

100 years ago, US fought its deadliest battle in France

It was America's deadliest battle ever, with 26,000 U.S. soldiers killed, tens of thousands wounded and more ammunition fired than in the whole of the Civil War.