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Snapback Sanctions Trigger Confrontation Between Iran And The West
Iran's theocracy prepared Sunday for a possible confrontation with the West after the United Nations reimposed sanctions over its nuclear programme, even as some pushed for continued negotiations to ease the economic pain squeezing the country.
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Sweeping UN Sanctions Return To Hit Iran After A Decade As Nuclear Talks Fail
The sanctions, three months after Israel and the United States bombed Iran, bar dealings related to Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missiles program.
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UN Appoints Indian-Origin Amita Chaudhary To Chair Global Sustainable Insurance Board
Indian-origin Amita Chaudhury has been appointed the Chair of the Board of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI).
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Opinion | Water, Sanitation And Hygiene: What Latest Global Report Means For India
In the global development landscape, certain indices such as the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Global Hunger Index, garner considerable attention in India.
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Iran Says Ready To Resume "Fair" Nuclear Talks If West Shows Goodwill
Iran is ready to resume "fair " negotiations over its disputed nuclear programme if the West shows goodwill, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said, hours after three European powers triggered the process to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran.
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Gaza at "Breaking Point": UN Food Agency After Visiting Territory
The UN's World Food Programme warned Thursday that Gaza is "at breaking point" and appealed to urgently revive its network of 200 food distribution points to prevent pockets of famine spreading.
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What Is 'Snapback'? European Nations' Iran Sanctions Move Explained
Britain, France and Germany have threatened to trigger a "snapback mechanism" to reintroduce UN sanctions over Tehran's atomic programme that were lifted under a now moribund 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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Trump Repeatedly Praises Kim Jong Un During Meet With South Korea President
In his first meeting with new South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Oval Office, Donald Trump brought up someone he claimed he knew "better than anybody," before adding "almost, other than his sister."
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Can Impose Sanctions On Iran If No Solution By Month-End: European Nations
Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August, according to a joint letter released Wednesday.
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Trump-Kim Jong Un Ties "Not Bad", US Must Accept New Nuke Reality: North Korea
-North Korea said on Tuesday the United States must accept that reality has changed since the countries' summit meetings in the past, and no future dialogue would end its nuclear programme, state media KCNA reported.
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Iran To Host Fresh Negotiations With European Powers Over Nuclear Programme
Iran confirmed fresh talks with European powers to be held on Friday in Istanbul, the country's state media reported, the first since the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago.
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Over 90 Palestinians Seeking Aid Killed By Israeli Army, Says Gaza Agency
Eighty were killed as truckloads of aid arrived in the north, while nine others were reported shot near an aid point close to Rafah in the south.
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US Destroys 500 Tons Of Expired Food Aid, Assures Won't Affect Distribution
The State Department says its destruction of 500 metric tons of emergency food aid that was stored in a warehouse in the Middle East was required because it had expired and that the move will not affect the distribution of similar assistance ahead.
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If US Funding For HIV Programs Is Not Replaced, Millions More Will Die: UN
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades, and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world's most vulnerable.
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2.5 Million Refugees Face Uncertainty As Global Resettlement Access Shrinks
An estimated 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, the UN said Tuesday, at a time when the United States but also other nations are shrinking resettlement access.
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Snapback Sanctions Trigger Confrontation Between Iran And The West
Iran's theocracy prepared Sunday for a possible confrontation with the West after the United Nations reimposed sanctions over its nuclear programme, even as some pushed for continued negotiations to ease the economic pain squeezing the country.
-
Sweeping UN Sanctions Return To Hit Iran After A Decade As Nuclear Talks Fail
The sanctions, three months after Israel and the United States bombed Iran, bar dealings related to Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missiles program.
-
UN Appoints Indian-Origin Amita Chaudhary To Chair Global Sustainable Insurance Board
Indian-origin Amita Chaudhury has been appointed the Chair of the Board of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI).
-
Opinion | Water, Sanitation And Hygiene: What Latest Global Report Means For India
In the global development landscape, certain indices such as the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Global Hunger Index, garner considerable attention in India.
-
Iran Says Ready To Resume "Fair" Nuclear Talks If West Shows Goodwill
Iran is ready to resume "fair " negotiations over its disputed nuclear programme if the West shows goodwill, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said, hours after three European powers triggered the process to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran.
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Gaza at "Breaking Point": UN Food Agency After Visiting Territory
The UN's World Food Programme warned Thursday that Gaza is "at breaking point" and appealed to urgently revive its network of 200 food distribution points to prevent pockets of famine spreading.
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What Is 'Snapback'? European Nations' Iran Sanctions Move Explained
Britain, France and Germany have threatened to trigger a "snapback mechanism" to reintroduce UN sanctions over Tehran's atomic programme that were lifted under a now moribund 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
-
Trump Repeatedly Praises Kim Jong Un During Meet With South Korea President
In his first meeting with new South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Oval Office, Donald Trump brought up someone he claimed he knew "better than anybody," before adding "almost, other than his sister."
-
Can Impose Sanctions On Iran If No Solution By Month-End: European Nations
Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August, according to a joint letter released Wednesday.
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Trump-Kim Jong Un Ties "Not Bad", US Must Accept New Nuke Reality: North Korea
-North Korea said on Tuesday the United States must accept that reality has changed since the countries' summit meetings in the past, and no future dialogue would end its nuclear programme, state media KCNA reported.
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Iran To Host Fresh Negotiations With European Powers Over Nuclear Programme
Iran confirmed fresh talks with European powers to be held on Friday in Istanbul, the country's state media reported, the first since the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago.
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Over 90 Palestinians Seeking Aid Killed By Israeli Army, Says Gaza Agency
Eighty were killed as truckloads of aid arrived in the north, while nine others were reported shot near an aid point close to Rafah in the south.
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US Destroys 500 Tons Of Expired Food Aid, Assures Won't Affect Distribution
The State Department says its destruction of 500 metric tons of emergency food aid that was stored in a warehouse in the Middle East was required because it had expired and that the move will not affect the distribution of similar assistance ahead.
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If US Funding For HIV Programs Is Not Replaced, Millions More Will Die: UN
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades, and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world's most vulnerable.
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2.5 Million Refugees Face Uncertainty As Global Resettlement Access Shrinks
An estimated 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, the UN said Tuesday, at a time when the United States but also other nations are shrinking resettlement access.
