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UN urges global solidarity, calls pandemic ‘dress rehearsal’ for future challenges
Sep 28, 2020 07:56World leaders have expressed concern and voiced grievances about the global status of the coronavirus pandemic, with United Nations (UN) Chief Antonio Guterres describing the health crisis as “not only a wake-up call” but “a dress rehearsal” for challenges that the international community may face in the future.
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UN: Yemen’s warring sides agree to swap more than 1,000 prisoners
Sep 27, 2020 13:53The warring sides in Yemen have reached a “milestone” agreement to swap more than 1,000 prisoners, as part of trust-building steps to revive stalled UN-brokered peace negotiations, the United Nations says.
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China says US created ‘enough troubles for world’
Sep 25, 2020 05:38China's envoy to the United Nations has hit back at the United States over its “baseless” accusations about the origins of the new coronavirus, saying Washington has created enough troubles for the world already and that "enough is enough."
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Lavrov: Iran, Russia reject US attempt to extend arms ban against Tehran
Sep 24, 2020 16:16Russia’s foreign minister says his country and Iran roundly reject an underway effort by the US to “permanently” extend an arms embargo against the Islamic Republic that will legally expire next month.
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Iran dismisses US allegation, says Trump's UN speech 'hackneyed, meant for domestic consumption'
Sep 23, 2020 12:30Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations rejects as "hackneyed" US President Donald Trump's allegations made against Tehran during his speech at the UN General Assembly, saying the comments were meant "for domestic consumption".
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Hamas says UN has failed to defend Palestinians against Israel
Sep 23, 2020 05:06The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has censured the United Nations for inaction in the face of Israel’s aggressive policies, calling on the world body to "rectify" its mistakes and help end Israeli atrocities.
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Full text of President Rouhani's speech at the 75th UN General Assembly
Sep 22, 2020 18:21The full text of President Hassan Rouhani's address is as follows:
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Next US administration will have no choice but to surrender to Iranian nation: Rouhani
Sep 22, 2020 15:39President Hassan Rouhani reasserts Iran’s determination to hold onto its independence and domestic freedom under whatever circumstances, expressing confidence that the next administration in Washington will inevitably surrender to the Iranian nation’s resilience.
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At UN, Venezuela, Cuba rebuke US hegemony
Sep 22, 2020 15:04Venezuela and Cuba have called on the international community to put up a united front and fight the United States’ hegemony and its blockade against nations at a time of global crises, including the coronavirus pandemic.
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Reining in US' destructive behavior necessary to protect multilateralism: Salehi
Sep 21, 2020 13:49The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says multilateralism, as the raison d'être of the United Nations system, has come under serious question, emphasizing that there is no way but to get united and put an end to the destructive behavior of the current United States administration for the interests of the international community.