In a city known for its private members clubs battling for exclusivity, one gilded room in Manhattan reigns supreme: a powerful club of countries within the United Nations headquarters that has resisted adding a new member for nearly eight decades. The UN Security Council has been dominated by just five countries (the United States, China, Russia, France,…
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Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. As tears roll down her face and her body shivers…
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