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UN condemns US sanctions on ICC officials
Sep 03, 2020 08:46The United Nations has condemned "unprecedented" sanctions imposed by the United States on International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor over investigation into US war crimes in Afghanistan.
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It is common belief that US cannot trigger sanctions snapback against Iran: China
Sep 03, 2020 08:45The Chinese ambassador to Tehran has stressed the US ineligibility to trigger the so-called snapback provision in the 2015 nuclear deal aimed at re-imposing UN sanctions against Iran, describing the fact as a “common belief.”
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Libya arms embargo totally ineffective: UN official
Sep 03, 2020 07:09A United Nations (UN) official has warned of “blatant” violations of the arms embargo on conflict-ridden Libya, where warring sides have been receiving direct and indirect support from foreign patrons.
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Venezuela invites UN, EU observers to monitor upcoming polls
Sep 03, 2020 06:53Venezuela has invited observers from the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country.
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China ready to work with Russia to preserve WWII victory: President Xi
Sep 03, 2020 04:38Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country is ready to work with Russia to firmly safeguard the victory of the Second World War and protect justice and fairness in the world.
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UNSC, JCPOA parties siding with Iran against US: President
Sep 02, 2020 04:32The US will definitely suffer another defeat in its desperate attempt to use a mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal to reinstate the UN sanctions on Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said, noting that the UNSC and the JCPOA members are opposed to Washington’s bid.
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Saudi Arabia, UAE used cluster bombs in military offensives against Yemen’s Hudaydah: UN official
Sep 02, 2020 03:32A United Nations official says Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the key members of a coalition waging war on Yemen, have deployed cluster bombs against a residential neighborhood in the country’s Coastal Western Province of Hudaydah.
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India leads global rise in new weekly COVID-19 cases, while deaths down: WHO
Sep 01, 2020 12:31India reported the most new COVID-19 cases of any country in the past week, its nearly half a million fresh infections pushing the global tally up by 1 percent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Iran’s UN envoy: US has no right to trigger snapback mechanism
Sep 01, 2020 07:15Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN says the United States is not eligible to use the Iran nuclear deal’s snapback mechanism to restore sanctions against the country since Washington has formally withdrawn from the multilateral accord.
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Pompeo’s lawless bullying leaves US isolated again: Iran’s Zarif
Aug 26, 2020 09:16Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s “lawless bullying” left Washington isolated again at the UN Security Council.