UNITED NATIONS

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Talks with Ukraine on a new loan package are continuing but Kiev will need to address corruption and reduce the power of oligarchs to attract much needed investment, an IMF spokesman said Thursday.

The global debt load has surged to a new all-time record equivalent to more than double the world's economic output, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned Thursday.

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has stepped aside temporarily as an internal probe into alleged mismanagement at the organisation proceeds, it said on Wednesday.

Russia called Tuesday for closing the office of the UN High Representative in Bosnia, claiming the senior UN official there is biased.The remarks by Moscow's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia came after the Security Council unanimously approved a further one-year extension of the European Union's military force (Eufor-Althea) to implement the 1995 Dayton Accords in Bosnia.Some analysts see Bosnia as a proxy for power struggles between Washington and Moscow, with western powers frequently accusing Moscow of meddling in the region to prevent Balkan states from joining NATO.

Protesters demonstrate in Port-au-Prince on October 30

Grossi becomes the first IAEA head from Latin America and is believed to have had the backing of the US

The International Monetary Fund says it looks forward to working with Argentina's new government

A Palestinian protester makes an insulting gesture to Israeli border guards during a protest against construction of an Israeli outpost near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank

Trade and the impact on global growth overshadowed the discussions of global finance officials gathered for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings

Venezuela has been elected to one of two seats alloted for Latin America on the UN Human Rights Council -- beating Costa Rica

Georgieva said the possible Brexit breakthrough was 'welcome' news