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Saudi crown prince's 'fit' delays UN resolution on war in Yemen 11/17/2018, 12:54:33 AM Multiple sources tell CNN that a much-anticipated United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen and for Saudi Arabia to allow humanitarian aid to reach millions of starving people was "stalled" this week after the resolution's sponsor, British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, met face-to-face with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. ✔ Its executive director, David Beasley, who just returned from Yemen, told reporters he touched babies who felt like ghosts due to starvation ✔ The UK's willingness to make changes to the resolution to ease Saudi concerns drew sharp criticism from human rights advocates ✔ CNN's Nicole Gaouette, Richard Roth, Michael Conte and Kristina Sgueglia contributed to this report U.N. committee condemns rights violations against Rohingya 11/17/2018, 3:57:12 AM UNITED NATIONS-- A key U.N. ...

North Korea tests new 'tactical' weapon, releases U.S. prisoner 11/16/2018, 11:28:04 PM SEOUL/WASHINGTON-- North Korea's leader witnessed the test of a newly developed high-tech weapon, th ✔ SEOUL/WASHINGTON-- North Korea's leader witnessed the test of a newly developed high-tech weapon, the country's state media reported on Friday, while Pyongyang also released a U.S. prisoner, sending conflicting signals at a time of sensitive negotiations ✔ North Korea has held previous American detainees for longer, and Washington has accused Pyongyang of using them as bargaining chips Trying to make Yemen child smile 'like tickling a ghost': U.N. food... 11/16/2018, 9:34:25 PM United Nations food chief David Beasley spotted a tiny foot sticking out from un... ✔ REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo It was just like tickling a ghost, Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme, told reporters in New York on Friday after returning from a three-day ...

UN: Number of hungry children at 10-year high in Africa's Sahel 11/16/2018, 7:51:48 PM Over a million children under five suffered from severe malnutrition in six worst-hit countries in the Sahel. ✔ That is why it is also essential to prevent the spread of disease, increase access to adequate sanitation, and promote optimal infant and young child feeding practices ✔ UN agencies and local governments were currently evaluating production levels for the new season, Sow said U.S. top diplomat thanks North Korea, Sweden for working to secure... 11/16/2018, 7:41:52 PM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo thanked North Korea and Sweden for cooperati... ✔ U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at a commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War at the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, France, November 11, 2018 ✔ The United States appreciates the cooperation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the embassy of Sweden in facilitat...