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US must secure return to JCPOA by lifting bans, no need for talks: Iran envoy to UN
Feb 25, 2021 06:21The Iranian envoy to the UN says there is no need for negotiations over America’s potential return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and that Washington must secure a return to the accord by lifting its sanctions within the next three months, a timeframe agreed between Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog over nuclear inspections beyond the February 21 deadline set by Iran.
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Iran dismisses UN rapporteur’s claims on Ukrainian plane crash
Feb 24, 2021 12:36Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh dismissed the “inauthentic, unprofessional and falsified” claims in a letter that UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard has written about a Ukrainian plane that crashed near Tehran in January 2020.
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Ma’rib battle: Yemeni army close to retaking city from Saudi-led forces
Feb 23, 2021 08:12Victory appears to be on the horizon in the heated battle for Yemen’s strategic central province of Ma’rib as army troops, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have reportedly taken control of most areas there and dislodged Saudi-led coalition forces and Riyadh-backed militants from those regions.
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UN chief calls for immediate halt to ‘repression’ in Myanmar
Feb 22, 2021 14:21UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced ‘brutal force’ used by military rulers to curb anti-coup protests in Myanmar.
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UN chief slams Myanmar’s military junta for deadly crackdown
Feb 21, 2021 05:23The United Nations has censured Myanmar’s military junta for deadly crackdown on anti-coup protesters in the country.
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Envoy to UN: Iran has to verify any US step to undo Trump's wrongs
Feb 20, 2021 11:00A top Iranian diplomat says Tehran would have to verify any step regarding the removal of US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
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Top UN officials say massive famine threatens purported new peace efforts in Yemen
Feb 19, 2021 04:46Top UN officials have warned that a massive famine in Yemen could wipe out fresh peace efforts in the impoverished country, which has been suffering from a brutal war imposed by Saudi Arabia for the past six years.
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Iran at UN: Fair vaccine distribution, lifting of sanctions key to global fight against COVID-19
Feb 18, 2021 05:30Iran’s envoy to the United Nations says a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines among all nations and removal of sanctions are among the important requisites for a successful battle against the deadly disease.
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All foreign forces, mercenaries must leave Libya: UN’s Guterres
Feb 17, 2021 05:21Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres has called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, which is moving toward the formation of a unity government ten years after its revolution.
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Myanmar military denies coup, files extra charge against Suu Kyi
Feb 16, 2021 13:37Myanmar’s military has denied that its ouster of the government and arrest of political leaders constituted a coup d'état, justifying that assertion by claiming that it plans to hold a new election and hand power to a civil government.