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What we know about the veteran Dutch diplomat tasked with getting more aid to Gaza

David Shortell, CNN — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:03:17 +0000

(CNN) — Sigrid Kaag, a Dutch politician and veteran United Nations diplomat, will take charge of the international body’s effort to bring humanitarian relief to war-ravaged Gaza, the UN Secretary General announced Tuesday, filling a position created this month in a breakthrough UN Security Council resolution. In a post on X, Kaag said that she

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Leaders of Venezuela and Guyana agree to avoid use of force in land dispute

David Shortell, CNN — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:43:43 +0000

(CNN) — The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana said Thursday that they would not use force against each other amid a dispute over an oil-rich piece of Guyanese land and agreed to create a joint commission to address the territorial spat. Still, the two countries’ positions on the Essequibo region remained vastly at odds after

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UN report warns war has already set Gaza and West Bank economy back more than a decade

David Shortell, CNN — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 05:09:59 +0000

(CNN) — Israel’s war on Hamas could set the Palestinian economy in Gaza and the West Bank back decades, according to a new analysis by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A report released Thursday by the organization paints a dire picture of the economic conditions in the Palestinian enclave, where more than 10,700 people

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CNN Exclusive: Qatar PM touts ‘better environment’ after US-Iran prisoner deal

David Shortell, CNN — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:28:23 +0000

(CNN) — Qatar is “so proud” to have facilitated the return home this week of five US citizens that had been jailed in Iran, said Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Tuesday – his first time speaking in depth about Qatar’s role in the episode. “We were so proud to see that Qatar

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‘The Amazon is speaking for itself’: Brazil President Lula puts climate and inequality at the center of UN address

David Shortell, CNN — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:01:08 +0000

(CNN) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva put inequality and the climate crisis at the center of a speech Tuesday that opened the annual UN General Debate in New York, lamenting that the international community has “numbed” to its responsibility to care for the world’s poor. “We must overcome resignation, which makes us

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Zelensky urges unity in dramatic UN address

David Shortell, CNN — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:58:04 +0000

(CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a global front against Russian aggression in a dramatic speech delivered Tuesday during the UN General Assembly – his first in-person address to the global body since Russia’s 2022 invasion. “The goal of the present war against Ukraine is to turn our lands, our people, our resources into

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Federal prosecutors charge three North Korean hackers accused of conspiring to steal more than $1.3 billion

David Shortell, CNN — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:16:08 +0000

Federal prosecutors charged three North Korean hackers with conspiring to steal more than $1.3 billion from banks and companies around the world, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. (FILE PHOTO)

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More than two dozen North Korean bankers charged in $2.5 billion money-laundering scheme

David Shortell, CNN — Fri, 29 May 2020 07:01:42 +0000

(CNN) — The US Justice Department on Thursday unsealed criminal charges against more than two dozen North Korean bankers, alleging they were behind an international money laundering scheme that moved some $2.5 billion in violation of US sanctions. Twenty-eight North Korean nationals face a slew of charges related to bank fraud, money laundering and criminal

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Michael Cohen to be released Thursday and will serve remaining prison sentence at home

David Shortell, CNN — Thu, 21 May 2020 06:38:25 +0000

(CNN) — cMichael Cohen will be released early from prison on Thursday and is expected to serve out the remainder of his sentence at home as coronavirus continues to spread behind bars, according to a person familiar with the matter. Cohen will be released on furlough while he completes the process of being moved to home

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Senate investigators find no evidence China hacked Clinton server

David Shortell, CNN — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 23:53:12 +0000

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