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  • Richard Roth

    Richard Roth serves as CNN's senior U.N. correspondent and also covers international stories in New York City.

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NEW YORK, USA SEPTEMBER 17, 2016: A view of the UN headquarters ahead of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images)

Taliban request representation at the United Nations, kicking off credentials battle

A boyband, Boris and Biden's debut. UNGA gets underway

United Nations confirms hackers breached its systems earlier this year

FILE PHOTO: Bet Medhane Alem rock church is seen in Lalibela April 23, 2011. According to legend, angels helped King Lalibela build this church and others like it in the 11th and 12th century after he received an order from God to create a new Jerusalem in Ethiopia. Picture taken April 23, 2011. REUTERS/Flora Bagenal/File Photo

Tigrayan fighters reportedly seize control of UN World Heritage Site in Ethiopia

People try to shake hands with soldiers of Tigray Defence Force (TDF) as they arrive in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 29.

Food and fuel running out in capital of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region

Ethiopia's government announce ceasefire as Tigrayan troops retake region's capital

A report from the UN Security Council has sounded the alarm over the threat posed by an emboldened Taliban in Afghanistan. The military organization is said to still hold close ties to terrorist network al Qaeda, setting up the scene for all kinds of chaos when US troops complete their withdrawal from the country by September 11. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.

50 of Afghanistan's 370 districts have fallen to Taliban since May: UN envoy