UN Security Council
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Cracks have become canyons: Guterres in final UNGA address
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, September 22, delivered a powerful clarion call to global leaders to reform the UN Security Council to ensure that it reflects today’s world and…
- Middle East
Russia, China veto UN bid to monitor Iran sanctions
United Nations: Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday, September 17, that would have authorized UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its…
- India
BRICS 2026: PM meets UN chief Guterres, calls for reforms
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday, September 11, underscored the significance of multipolarity and the need to reform multilateral institutions, including the UN Security Council,…
- Middle East
UN nuclear agency members draft resolution against Iran
Vienna: The United States, Britain, France and Germany have drafted a resolution for possible consideration by the Board of Governors of the UN nuclear watchdog that seeks to refer Iran to the…
- Middle East
India condemns ‘deplorable’ attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
United Nations: India has condemned the attack on United Nations (UN) peacekeepers in Lebanon that killed a Serbian Blue Helmet and injured two others, and called for an immediate and thorough investigation…
- Middle East
Iran’s unrelenting attacks on Mideast shipping, energy infrastructure send oil prices soaring
Dubai: Unrelenting Iranian attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure pushed oil above USD 100 a barrel Thursday, March 12, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign…
- World
World leaders fear broader escalation after US, Israeli attack on Iran
Brussels: European leaders held emergency security meetings and scrambled to protect their citizens in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday, February 28, that triggered global concerns…
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UN security council holds emergency meeting on Lebanon
United Nations: As requested by France, the UN Security Council on Wednesday, September 25 convened an emergency meeting on Lebanon, the second meeting on the country’s deteriorating situation in less than a…
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UN Security Council mourns death of Iranian President Raisi
United Nations: Members of the UN Security Council have observed a minute of silence to mourn the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other passengers in the…
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UN Security Council meeting briefly interrupted due to rare earthquake in NY
New York: A meeting of the UN Security Council was briefly interrupted as a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the New York area Friday morning. The UN diplomats were in the Security…
- World
UNSC adopts resolution on Red Sea attacks by Houthis
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to condemn the attacks by the Houthi militia on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Resolution 2722 condemns “in…
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US blocks UN resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations: The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, drafted by the UAE and backed by more than 100 countries, gained support…