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No alternative to 'diplomacy and dialogue’ in Ukraine crisis: UN official
Feb 01, 2022 06:04The UN political affairs chief has stressed that there is no alternative to “diplomacy and dialogue” in resolving the crisis over Ukraine, which has led to heightened tensions between Russia and the West.
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UN claims Taliban killed scores of former govt. officials; group yet to respond
Jan 31, 2022 05:34The Taliban and its allies have allegedly killed more than 100 former Afghan government members, security personnel and people who worked with the international military contingent in Afghanistan, claims a new report by the United Nations.
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Iran calls on UN to act immediately to stop Yemen war
Jan 30, 2022 14:14The Iranian foreign minister’s senior aide for special political affairs has once again urged the United Nations to take immediate action to end the war launched on the impoverished Yemeni nation by the Saudi-led military coalition.
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DR Congo court sentences 51 to death over 2017 murder of UN experts
Jan 30, 2022 09:18A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 51 people to death over the killing of two United Nations experts.
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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 360.5 mln with death toll exceeding 5.62 mln: WHO
Jan 28, 2022 12:49The cumulative number of global COVID-19 cases had exceeded 360.5 million, with the death toll surpassing 5.62 million, as of Thursday, according to the latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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FM sees ‘positive process’ at Vienna talks
Jan 28, 2022 09:15Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has described as positive the process of the ongoing US sanctions removal talks in the Austrian capital Vienna, more than three years after Washington unilaterally left the deal and imposed tough economic sanctions on Iran.
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Iranian students rally outside UN office in Tehran to slam Saudi-led aggression against Yemen
Jan 27, 2022 14:41Hundreds of Iranian students have rallied outside the United Nations office in Tehran to protest against Saudi aggression of Yemen, after the Arab kingdom carried out dozens of brutal airstrikes against the war-torn country in past days.
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Iran: Syria crisis can’t be solved unless uninvited forces end occupation
Jan 27, 2022 05:33Iran has slammed serious violations of Syria’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity by both uninvited foreign parties and terrorists, saying that the long-running crisis could only be resolved when the occupation ends.
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UN condemns South Sudan attack that killed dozens, including 3 children
Jan 25, 2022 12:45The United Nations has condemned recent armed attacks in South Sudan that killed more than 30 people, including three children.
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Iran urges UN rights chief to slam Saudi-led raids in Yemen, hold perpetrators to account
Jan 25, 2022 10:21Iran’s top human rights official has deplored the loss of scores of lives in a Saudi-led aerial raid against Yemen, calling on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to use all available means to hold to account the perpetrators and sponsors of the criminal act.