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Haftar forces preparing for new push to capture Tripoli
Jul 21, 2019 07:34Libya's UN-recognized government says forces loyal to strongman General Khalifa Haftar appear to be preparing for a new offensive to capture the capital city Tripoli.
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UN says US sanctions on Myanmar over Rohingya massacre not enough
Jul 19, 2019 03:29The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar says US sanctions imposed this week on Myanmar's military leaders over Rohingya Muslims should have been tougher and applied to more generals.
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Fifty Western figures express concern over Zakzaky’s health in letter to UN chief
Jul 18, 2019 10:48Fifty Western intellectuals have called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to pressure Nigeria to release top Shia Muslim leader Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, who needs emergency medical treatment.
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UN human rights chief denounces “undignified conditions” for immigrants in US concentration camps
Jul 16, 2019 11:20UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet issued a statement condemning the conditions for immigrants detained by the US government in concentration camps along the southern border with Mexico.
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UN voices concern over Trump administration’s curb on Iran’s top diplomat
Jul 16, 2019 02:07The United Nations has expressed concerns about curbs imposed on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
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Duterte mocks 'ice-eating' Iceland over UN vote on Philippine war on drugs
Jul 13, 2019 06:27Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took a swipe at Iceland on Friday for spearheading a U.N. resolution to investigate his bloody war on drugs, saying it was a nation made entirely of ice, with no understanding of his country’s problems.
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UN, Syria report progress in talks on post-war constitution
Jul 11, 2019 03:10The United Nations and the Syrian Foreign Ministry report progress in talks on a constitutional committee that could pave the way for a political solution to the country’s eight-year conflict.
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Iranians will not ‘sit on their hands’ if they come under attack: UN envoy
Jul 10, 2019 12:27Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the country would not hesitate to respond to any military threat from the United States.
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US intelligence service closely cooperating with MKO terrorists: Iran’s UN envoy
Jul 10, 2019 02:29Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has described the Islamic Republic as a victim of terrorism and extra-national organized crime, stating that the anti-Iran terrorist group Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), supported by some regional and European countries, is working closely with the US intelligence service in a bid to descend Iran into chaos.
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UN human rights expert criticizes US inaction over Khashoggi case
Jul 10, 2019 02:04An independent United Nations rights expert, who conducted an investigation into the murder of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October, has criticized the United States for its inaction over the case.