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Key witness in Assange case admits he lied in testimony: Report
Jun 27, 2021 07:59A key witness has reportedly admitted that he lied in his testimony against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited to the United States.
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UN envoy: Syria committed to political solution based on national Syrian-Syrian dialog
Jun 27, 2021 02:44Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bassam Sabbagh has stressed that the Arab country is committed to a political solution based on national Syrian-Syrian dialog and aimed at preserving the country's unity and territorial integrity.
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UN envoy: Lifting sanctions necessary to improve humanitarian situation in Syria
Jun 24, 2021 12:50Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bassam Sabbagh has stressed that the improvement of the humanitarian situation in Syria requires the immediate lifting of unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US.
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UN: Years-long conflict in NE Nigeria killed 324,000 children under five
Jun 24, 2021 11:04A report released by the United Nations on Thursday says a 12-year-old conflict in northeast Nigeria has caused the deaths of some 324,000 children under five.
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US again votes ‘No’ to UN resolution condemning embargo on Cuba
Jun 24, 2021 10:01The United States has voted against an annual United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the American economic embargo on Cuba, in place since 1992.
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Iran slams US sanctions as UN adopts resolution against Cuba embargo
Jun 24, 2021 05:57Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has warned of the adverse effects that unilateral American sanctions have on international peace as the world body’s General Assembly adopts a resolution against the nearly 60-year-old US economic embargo on Cuba.
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Iran urges UN to help facilitate peace process among all Afghan groups
Jun 23, 2021 10:08Iran has called on the United Nations to help facilitate a peace process in Afghanistan aimed at ending decades of bloodshed in the conflict-ridden country, saying a more stable Afghanistan will benefit all of its citizens, the broader region and the world.
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Tehran: UN rights report product of West's political mandate to demonize Iran
Jun 23, 2021 09:31Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations office in Geneva says a new report by the world body on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic is the product of a political mandate devised by certain Western states to mount pressure on the country.
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UN says looks forward to continued cooperation with Iran under Raeisi
Jun 23, 2021 00:59The United Nations says it seeks to maintain cooperation with Iran under its new administration that will be formed by President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi in the weeks to come.
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Yemeni children slam UN for ‘whitewashing’ Saudi crimes against them
Jun 22, 2021 10:20Yemeni children have strongly denounced the United Nations’ support for the Saudi-led coalition, after it failed to single out Riyadh and its allies for their crimes against kids in the war-torn country in its latest report, saying that the world body has, through its actions, made itself their enemy.