U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has opened up a narrow lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, a new poll shows, signaling the end of the former secretary of state's months-long dominance in terms national support. ... More


Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino has condemned the recent violation of the country’s national airspace by foreign aircraft. ... More


Brazilian President Michel Temer, who came to power following what has been widely condemned as a parliamentary coup against former President Dilma Rousseff, told the United Nations General Assembly that the impeachment was "constitutional"... More


Saudi Arabia is using the skin melting chemical, white phosphorus in its conflict with Yemen, according to social media reports, and the U.S. acknowledges that it has supplied the Kingdom with the chemical.... More


A new United Nations report estimates that there are five million Somalis that do not have secure access to food as a result of drought and military conflict in the Horn of Africa, with children bearing the brunt of the shortage. ... More


Aid organizations and pro-refugee groups laid out 2,500 life jackets to symbolize refugee crossings to Europe in a demonstration outside the British parliament timed to coincide with a United Nations summit in New York on the worldwide migrant crisis.... More


On the third day of the 10th National Guerrilla Conference, some 51 delegates representing various Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) factions across Colombia unanimously reaffirmed their support for the nation's historic peace deal... More


Thousands of people fled a camp for migrants and refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos after fire ripped through tents and destroyed containers, police said.... More


At least 120 Palestinian prisoners have gone on an open-ended hunger strike to express their solidarity with three fellow inmates who are refusing food in protest at their arbitrary detention by the Israeli regime.... More


Former U.S. President and long-time Republican George H.W. Bush is set to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the upcoming election... More


The global refugee crisis took center stage at the United Nations General Assembly this week, when 193 member states met for the first-ever Summit for Refugees and Migrants.... More


A new investigation of Donald Trump’s tax plan, which he unveiled last week at the New York Economic Club, finds it would create huge tax breaks for the rich, and only much smaller tax breaks for low- and middle-income families.... More


The largest prison work strike in U.S. history has entered its third week.... More


Inconsistencies are beginning to surface in the allegations of corruption hurled at Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, as prosecutors' assertions contradict with the witness statements of one of the main informants in the case, the Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported Monday. ... More


The United States, Russia and other key players involved in the Syria peace process are meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. ... More


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