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UK Warns Iran Sanctions Could Be Reimposed As UN Security Council Meets
Britain warned on Wednesday that it would trigger a return of U.N. sanctions on Iran, if needed, to prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon as the Security Council met to discuss Tehran's expansion of its stock of uranium close to weapons grade.
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At UN, Israel Accuses Hezbollah Of Trying To Rebuild With Iran's Help
Lebanon's Hezbollah is trying "to regain strength and rearm with the assistance of Iran," Israel's U.N. ambassador told the Security Council on Monday, declaring that the militants remain a "serious threat" to Israel and regional stability.
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Hamas Welcomes UN Security Council Resolution For Gaza Ceasefire
Hamas welcomed on Monday a U.N. Security Council resolution backing a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying it is ready to cooperate with mediators over implementing the principles of the plan.
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UN Warns 800,000 In Sudan Face "Extreme, Immediate Danger' From Violence
Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in "extreme and immediate danger" as worsening violence advances and threatens to "unleash bloody intercommunal strife throughout Darfur," top U.N. officials warned the Security Council on Friday.
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UN Committee Unable To Agree On Palestinian Bid For Full Membership
A UN Security Council committee considering an application by the Palestinian Authority to become a full U.N. member "was unable to make a unanimous recommendation" on whether it met the criteria, according to the committee report seen by Reuters.
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As Israel's Battle With Hamas In North Gaza Rages, Biden Dials Netanyahu
Israel battled Hamas on Saturday in pursuit of its elusive goal of full control of northern Gaza after the U.N. Security Council appealed for more aid for the Palestinian enclave but stopped short of demanding a ceasefire.
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China Opposes UN Security Council Meeting On North Korea Rights
China opposes a planned United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea because it will only "intensify confrontation and antagonism," a spokesperson for China's U.N. mission in New York said on Monday.
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Russian Foreign Minister Calls For Diversification of UN Security Council
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Friday for a widening of the U.N. Security Council to give more representation to Asian, African and Latin American countries in order to break what he called Western domination of the world.
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US Calls For UN Meeting On North Korea's Attempted Satellite Launch
The United States has called for a U.N. Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss North Korea's attempted satellite launch this week, the spokesperson for the U.S. mission to the United Nations said.
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UN Security Council Members Stress Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque Status Quo
U.N. Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, days after Israel's new far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the site.
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UN Security Council Denounces Taliban Bans On Women In Afghanistan
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday called for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan, denouncing a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women attending universities or working for humanitarian aid groups.
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North Korea "Has Enjoyed Blanket Protection" From China, Russia At UN: US
The United States accused China and Russia on Wednesday of enabling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by protecting Pyongyang from attempts to strengthen U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
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At UN, China Delays US, India Bid To Sanction Pak-Based Jaish Terrorist
China delayed on Wednesday a proposal by the United States and India to sanction at the U.N. Security Council a top terrorist in the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist group, diplomats said.
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At UN, China, Russia Block US Bid To Sanction North Korea Over Missile
China and Russia vetoed on Thursday a U.S.-led push to impose more UN sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches, publicly splitting the U.N. Security Council for the first time since it started punishing Pyongyang in 2006.
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UN Says Its 3rd Evacuation Operation Underway In Ukraine's Mariupol
A third operation is under way to evacuate civilians from the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and the besieged Azovstal steel plant, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday.
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UK Warns Iran Sanctions Could Be Reimposed As UN Security Council Meets
Britain warned on Wednesday that it would trigger a return of U.N. sanctions on Iran, if needed, to prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon as the Security Council met to discuss Tehran's expansion of its stock of uranium close to weapons grade.
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At UN, Israel Accuses Hezbollah Of Trying To Rebuild With Iran's Help
Lebanon's Hezbollah is trying "to regain strength and rearm with the assistance of Iran," Israel's U.N. ambassador told the Security Council on Monday, declaring that the militants remain a "serious threat" to Israel and regional stability.
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Hamas Welcomes UN Security Council Resolution For Gaza Ceasefire
Hamas welcomed on Monday a U.N. Security Council resolution backing a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying it is ready to cooperate with mediators over implementing the principles of the plan.
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UN Warns 800,000 In Sudan Face "Extreme, Immediate Danger' From Violence
Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in "extreme and immediate danger" as worsening violence advances and threatens to "unleash bloody intercommunal strife throughout Darfur," top U.N. officials warned the Security Council on Friday.
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UN Committee Unable To Agree On Palestinian Bid For Full Membership
A UN Security Council committee considering an application by the Palestinian Authority to become a full U.N. member "was unable to make a unanimous recommendation" on whether it met the criteria, according to the committee report seen by Reuters.
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As Israel's Battle With Hamas In North Gaza Rages, Biden Dials Netanyahu
Israel battled Hamas on Saturday in pursuit of its elusive goal of full control of northern Gaza after the U.N. Security Council appealed for more aid for the Palestinian enclave but stopped short of demanding a ceasefire.
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China Opposes UN Security Council Meeting On North Korea Rights
China opposes a planned United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea because it will only "intensify confrontation and antagonism," a spokesperson for China's U.N. mission in New York said on Monday.
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Russian Foreign Minister Calls For Diversification of UN Security Council
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Friday for a widening of the U.N. Security Council to give more representation to Asian, African and Latin American countries in order to break what he called Western domination of the world.
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US Calls For UN Meeting On North Korea's Attempted Satellite Launch
The United States has called for a U.N. Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss North Korea's attempted satellite launch this week, the spokesperson for the U.S. mission to the United Nations said.
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UN Security Council Members Stress Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque Status Quo
U.N. Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, days after Israel's new far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the site.
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UN Security Council Denounces Taliban Bans On Women In Afghanistan
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday called for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan, denouncing a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women attending universities or working for humanitarian aid groups.
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North Korea "Has Enjoyed Blanket Protection" From China, Russia At UN: US
The United States accused China and Russia on Wednesday of enabling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by protecting Pyongyang from attempts to strengthen U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
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At UN, China Delays US, India Bid To Sanction Pak-Based Jaish Terrorist
China delayed on Wednesday a proposal by the United States and India to sanction at the U.N. Security Council a top terrorist in the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist group, diplomats said.
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At UN, China, Russia Block US Bid To Sanction North Korea Over Missile
China and Russia vetoed on Thursday a U.S.-led push to impose more UN sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches, publicly splitting the U.N. Security Council for the first time since it started punishing Pyongyang in 2006.
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UN Says Its 3rd Evacuation Operation Underway In Ukraine's Mariupol
A third operation is under way to evacuate civilians from the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and the besieged Azovstal steel plant, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday.
