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WHO chief says time limited to prevent genocide in Tigray
Oct 20, 2022 10:09World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that there is a very narrow window to prevent genocide in Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray region and called for urgent action.
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Mali vows to defend nation against French intrusions, meddling
Oct 19, 2022 12:27Mali's Foreign Minister has slammed France's continued attempts to undermine the sovereignty and national security of his country, pledging that Bamako is resolved to defend itself.
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Iran slams acts of violence against its diplomatic missions, envoys
Oct 19, 2022 03:51Iran has denounced acts of violence committed against its diplomatic missions and envoys in certain countries in the wake of nationwide protests that erupted last month following the controversial death of a young woman.
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Iran writes to UN, stresses right to self-defense against terror attacks from Iraq
Oct 13, 2022 10:39Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations defends Tehran’s resort to military force against terror groups based in Iraqi Kurdistan Region, saying the country reserves the inherent right to self-defense against the security threats posed by the terrorists to the Iranian soil and nation.
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UN raps Finland for violating rights of children abandoned in Syria camps
Oct 13, 2022 02:55A United Nations rights watchdog has rebuked Finland for violating the rights of Finnish children who were abandoned in Syrian prison camps.
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No talk of Yemen ceasefire extension unless public demands are fully responded to: FM
Oct 12, 2022 12:48The Yemeni foreign minister says there will be no talks about extension of the United Nations-brokered six-month truce, which expired on October 2, unless the nation’s legitimate demands are fully met, stressing that the Sana’a-based National Salvation Government spares no effort to establish just and dignified peace throughout the war-torn country.
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World must address worrisome security issues in cyberspace, outer space: Iran envoy
Oct 11, 2022 10:54An Iranian diplomat has once again warned that weapons of mass destruction are an existential threat to humanity, saying the international community should address traditional and non-traditional security concerns in cyberspace and outer space.
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Yemeni retaliatory strikes could target areas beyond Saudi Arabia, UAE: Defense Minister
Oct 07, 2022 07:08The Yemeni defense minister says the country’s future retaliatory strikes would target areas beyond Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), warning the Saudi-led coalition against any new act of aggression against the war-wracked country after a truce was violated.
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UN expresses disappointment with failure to extend Yemen’s truce
Oct 05, 2022 02:42The spokesman of Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres has expressed disappointment about a lack of agreement between the Saudi-led coalition and Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement to extend the truce in the war-torn Arab country.
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UN agency warns of recession linked to ‘imprudent’ monetary policy
Oct 04, 2022 04:32A United Nations agency warned on Monday of the risk of a monetary policy-induced global recession that would have especially serious consequences for developing countries and called for a new strategy.