As Russia assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for October, some of its top diplomats ...

" Downing is the director of the gender and conflict project at the International Crisis Group. She holds a Ph.D. in war studies from King’s College London.

Now that Hamas has agreed to release all the hostages, the terrible trio face a fateful decision: proceed with the plan, legally and morally flawed as it may be, or destroy the last piece of hope for ...

That offensive was preceded by a brutal nine-month starvation siege by Azerbaijan, violating two rulings by the International Court of Justice to lift the blockade. The expulsion of the 120,000 ...

Prashanthi Krishnamoorthy, a diplomat from Sri Lanka, in a traditional sari to represent her country. Josiane Toundzi, who works for the UN, in a dress created by an African designer, Pathé'O.