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The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2027.

Russia and China vetoed a previous U.S.-backed Bahraini resolution that appeared to open a path to legitimize U.S. military action against Iran.

The exhibition, organized by the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, the 2024 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will run until June 1.

The United Nations' weather and climate agency said El Nino conditions were likely as early as the May to July three-month window.

Improvements in some countries, such as Bangladesh and Syria, were 'almost fully offset by notable deteriorations' in Afghanistan, Congo, Myanmar and Zimbabwe, the report said.

Mine-Akiyoshidai, in the city of Mine in Yamaguchi Prefecture, is the 11th UNESCO Global Geopark in Japan.

There is growing sentiment in Europe and elsewhere that possessing nuclear weapons is necessary for national security, Izumi Nakamitsu said.