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Kyiv: Russia's Presidency of UN Security Council 'a Bad Joke'

Ukraine on Thursday said Russia's upcoming presidency of the United Nations Security Council this week was "a bad joke". "Russian UN Security Council presidency on April 1 is a bad joke.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2023

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Kharkiv as Moscow detains US journalist

At least six Russian missiles hit the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv late on Thursday, local officials said, adding that emergency workers were assessing the damage and casualties. Earlier, Russia’s FSB security service detained a US reporter for the Wall Street Journal on spying charges, drawing immediate condemnation from the…

France 24 · Mar 30, 2023

Kyiv calls for UN Security Council session over Putin's nuclear plans

Ukraine on Sunday fiercely criticized plans by Russian President Vladimir Putin to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus and called for an emergency U.N. Security Council session to address the move.

Reuters · Mar 26, 2023

Libyan House of Representatives Rejects UN Proposal to Form High-Level Panel for Elections

The Libyan House of Representatives and the stability government, headed by Fathi Bashagha, rejected the initiative put forward by the Sec-Gen's Special Representative for Libya and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Abdoulaye Bathily to launch a High-Level Panel for Elections. Bathily told a UN Security…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023

US House of Representatives Slams Assad for Exploiting Earthquake Disaster

The US House of Representatives approved a draft resolution condemning the efforts of the Assad regime in Syria to "cynically exploit the disaster to evade international pressure and accountability, including by preventing the UN "from providing assistance through multiple border crossings between Türkiye and Syria." The measure was approved in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023

UN Experts Condemn Houthis for Violating Int’l Law, Human Rights

The Panel of Experts on Yemen condemned Houthis for continuing to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, including conducting military attacks on ships, smuggling drugs and narcotics. In their final report presented to the UN Security Council on February 21, the Panel of Experts…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2023

UN Libya Envoy to Launch New Effort to Break Stalemate

The UN Libya envoy will launch a new initiative to enable elections this year with the formation of a high-level steering committee, he said on Monday, attempting to break a year-long stalemate that has risked renewed conflict. Addressing the UN Security Council, Abdoulaye Bathily said the panel would bring together…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023

US attempts to win over UN members who are neutral on war in Ukraine

US secretary of state warns peace plan proposed by China draws ‘false equivalence’ by calling on both sides to stop fighting

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

Blinken to UN Security Council: Don’t Be Fooled by Calls for Unconditional Ceasefire in Ukraine

The UN Security Council should not be fooled by calls for a temporary or unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine and should not fall into the “false equivalency” of calling on both sides to stop fighting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the council on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2023

Support for Ukraine must not be ‘time-limited’, Cleverly to tell UN

The UN meeting comes a year on from the Russian invasion, with the anniversary due to be marked in the UK and countries around the world.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023