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Draft UN resolution urges Israel to ‘immediately’ end illegal settlement expansions
Feb 17, 2023 11:01A newly-drafted UN Security Council resolution has called on the Israeli regime to “immediately and completely” end its settlement expansion activities across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in a fresh blow to the extremist Israeli cabinet’s plots to steal more Palestinian lands.
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UN extends sanctions on Yemen’s Ansarullah for nine months
Feb 16, 2023 05:12The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to renew for nine months its sanctions against several leaders and top officials of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement, which has been running the Sana’a government since 2014.
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Unilateral US sanctions taking toll on thalassemia patients in Iran: UN experts
Feb 16, 2023 02:42United Nations experts have denounced the unilateral US sanctions against Iran, which have considerably reduced access of thalassemia patients to vital medicine, causing a number of deaths.
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At UN, China calls for sanctions on quake-hit Syria to be lifted
Feb 15, 2023 05:46China has called for the immediate lifting of unilateral sanctions on Syria in the wake of a devastating earthquake in the Arab country.
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Russian parliament speaker urges UN investigation into US crimes against humanity
Feb 06, 2023 04:55The United Nations should launch an investigation into Washington’s crimes against humanity, Russian State Duma (parliament) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has said.
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Illegal foreign presence in Syria creates ideal grounds for terror: Iran envoy
Jan 26, 2023 09:31Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) calls for an end to the illegal presence of foreign forces in Syria, saying the occupation continues to violate the UN Charter and international law while creating fertile grounds for terrorism to flourish.
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ICJ receives UN request for opinion on Israeli regime’s occupation of West Bank
Jan 21, 2023 09:36The International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirms it has officially received a request from the United Nations General Assembly to give an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.
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UN announces 'alarming rise' in Rohingya refugee deaths
Jan 18, 2023 05:50The UN refugee agency says hundreds of members of Myanmar's heavily-persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have died or gone missing while trying to flee dire humanitarian situations in either the country or neighboring Bangladesh.
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Revealed: Former UN envoy to Yemen linked to MI6, accomplice in humanitarian crisis
Jan 17, 2023 11:49An investigative journalism website has revealed that the former United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is linked to the British spy agency MI6 through the private conflict resolution company Inter Mediate.
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NATO spy planes heading to Romania to monitor Russian moves
Jan 14, 2023 03:15NATO says it is set to deploy three surveillance planes to Romania next week to perform reconnaissance missions, strengthening Romania’s eastern flank and to “monitor Russian military activity.”