Benny Avni

Will the Feds Nail Venezuela’s (Ex) U.N. Ambassador?

The former oil minister and rival of President Maduro knows many secrets about corruption in Venezuela and around the world. If he loses diplomatic immunity, what will he spill?

Benny Avni

HELLO CRUEL WORLD

UN’s Human Rights Boss Hits Trump, Ignores His Own Problems

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein cuts loose on Trump––but his own organization has big problems, and the U.S. may pull out.

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The referendum for independence for Kurdistan in Erbil, Iraq

KURDS HAVE THEIR WAY

The Frantic Fight to Stop Kurdish Independence

On Sunday, Kurds in Iraq are expected to vote overwhelmingly for independence. This as the war to crush the so-called Islamic State is almost won. Can anything hold Iraq together?

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Donald Trump addresses the 72nd Annual UN General Assembly in New York

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

Israel and Saudi Arabia Loved Trump’s Nuke-Happy U.N. Speech

Trump's controversial United Nations speech—in which he threatened to "destroy" North Korea—was condemned by European allies and cheered by hardliners in the Mideast.

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