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Russia urges UN Security Council meeting on British accusation about poisoning attack
Apr 04, 2018 14:36Russia has called on the United Nations Security Council to hold a meeting to discuss Britain’s accusation that Russia was involved in the poisoning last month in Britain of a former Russian spy, an incident which has badly affected ties between Moscow and the West.
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Iran in focus as Security Council mulls rival Yemen resolutions
Feb 26, 2018 09:03The UN Security Council is to vote on two rival draft resolutions on Yemen after Russia proposed a measure to counter a UK motion against Iran over Ansarullah missiles.
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US isolated self more anytime it targeted Iran at UNSC: Araqchi
Feb 02, 2018 10:36Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araqchi said that the United States only brought itself more isolation in the international community every time it tried to target Iran at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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Trump fake evidence, bid to promote Iranophobia at UNSC: Zarif
Jan 29, 2018 16:25Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US President Donald Trump is resorting to "fake evidence" to spread Iranophobia.
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US shamed itself by targeting Iran at UNSC: President Rouhani
Jan 08, 2018 11:14President Hassan Rouhani says the United States shamed itself by trying to target the Islamic Republic at a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting it had called on the recent events inside Iran.
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Security Council-appointed panel says no missiles sent to Ansarullah, refuting Saudi claim
Nov 18, 2017 09:46A United Nations Security Council-appointed panel has said in a confidential memo that it has seen no evidence to support Saudi Arabia’s claims that missiles have been transferred to Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters by external sources.
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Russia vetoes Japan-drafted resolution on chemical attacks in Syria
Nov 18, 2017 03:13Russia has cast a second veto in the United Nations Security Council to block a resolution that sought the renewal of an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
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UN Security Council reaffirms support for Iraq’s integrity after Kurdish vote
Oct 27, 2017 02:06The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has "reaffirmed" support for Iraq's territorial integrity amid tensions between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the wake of a highly controversial referendum the semi-autonomous region held last month in open defiance of Baghdad.
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Britain, Sweden urge Security Council to work for end to plight of Rohingya Muslims
Sep 14, 2017 00:36Britain and Sweden have urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to call for an end to Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
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Security Council to vote on US-drafted resolution on North Korea
Sep 11, 2017 07:10The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a revised US-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its largest ever nuclear test just over a week ago, diplomats say.