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Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Battles rage for Ukraine’s cities

Ukraine news from February 26: UN says internal displacement also growing as Ukraine forces battle all-round assault.

Al Jazeera

Is international law powerless against Russian aggression in Ukraine? No, but it's complicated

The world was treated to a grotesque spectacle this week. Russia, the current president of the UN Security Council, launched an invasion of Ukraine while the Security Council was holding an urgent meeting to try to resolve the crisis.

The Conversation

Lavrov, Pedersen Discuss Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has met in Moscow with the UN's special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, who is getting ready for a new round of negotiations of a committee representing the Syrian government and the opposition over draft constitutional reforms. "We are all interested in the swiftest settlement…

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Security Council Ends Iraq Invasion Reparations to Kuwait

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to wrap up the three-decade program which has allowed Kuwait to recover more than $50 billion from Iraq for damages caused by its 1990 invasion. Members approved a resolution to "terminate the mandate" of the United Nations Compensation Commission, concluding that the operation…

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Chad to add troops to UN mission in Mali following France’s withdrawal

Chad says it will increase its contribution to the United Nations Minusma peacekeeping mission in Mali, as France discusses with the UN Security Council how its decision to pull troops out of Mali will impact the mission.

Radio France Internationale

China, Russia arming Myanmar junta – UN expert

UN Security Council members China and Russia, as well as Serbia, have continued supplying Myanmar's junta with weapons used to attack civilians since last year's coup, a UN rights expert said Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

De-escalation of Russia-Ukraine tensions immediate priority: India at UNSC emergency meeting

Voicing "deep concern" over the escalation of tension along the Russia-Ukraine border after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into eastern Ukraine, India has told the UN Security Council that the immediate priority is de-escalation of tensions and said it was convinced that this issue can only be resolved…

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UK ambassador to the UN urges Russia to ‘step back’ as PM readies Cobra meeting

Dame Barbara Woodward told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that Russia has ‘brought us to the brink’.

The Independent UK

Latest Ukraine updates: Biden announces new Russia sanctions

Latest Ukraine crisis updates from February 22: Blinken cancels upcoming meeting with Russia’s Lavrov as tensions mount.

Al Jazeera

Putin orders Russian forces to Ukraine rebel regions

Ukriane-Russia crisis news from February 21: Russian president says troops to ‘maintain peace’ in Donetsk and Luhansk.

Al Jazeera

Luhansk and Donetsk regions recognised as as independent states by Russia – as it happened

Russian president has recognised Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions as independent states: Zelenskiy says ‘we are not afraid’. Follow the latest updates

The Guardian - AU

Latest Ukraine updates: US warns Russia preparing for invasion

Ukraine news from February 17: Russian deputy foreign minister says claims it plans to invade are ‘baseless’.

Al Jazeera

Blinken urges Russia to reject the 'path of war' at UN Security Council

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council on Thursday that Russia must abandon the "path of war" and urged Russia to declare unequivocally that it would not invade Ukraine. Hours earlier, Moscow expelled the US deputy chief of mission in a move the White House slammed…

France 24

UN Says Agreement in Principle on Yemen Tanker Oil Transfer

An agreement has been reached in principle on a UN-coordinated proposal that would transfer more than 1 million barrels of crude oil from a tanker that has been moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen since the 1980s to another ship, the UN humanitarian chief said Tuesday. Martin Griffiths told…

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The Independent UK

No cover up over department champagne celebration, Coveney insists

The controversial gathering was held in the aftermath of Ireland winning a seat on the UN Security Council in 2020.

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UNSC Calls on Lebanon to Investigate Attacks on UNIFIL

The UN Security Council, in a statement issued on Friday, called on the Lebanese authorities to investigate the attacks against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and to bring those involved to justice. The members of the Security Council “deplored the incidents that took place on 22 December…

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Security Council Calls on Lebanon to Implement Reforms

The UN Security Council on Friday called on Lebanese officials to implement much needed reforms and hold free and fair elections. In a statement, Council members “reiterated with urgency the need to implement previously outlined, tangible reforms which are necessary to help the Lebanese population.” An economic meltdown has sank…

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Lebanon Paper Dodges Hezbollah Role, Resolutions 1559, 1701

The proposals exchanged by Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah, reveal Beirut’s disregard for the role played by Hezbollah and the items linked to the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions 1559 and 1701. Kuwait’s proposal includes 12-confidence building measures to…

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US Calls for Emergency UN Security Council Meeting on N.Korea

The United States has requested an emergency meeting on Thursday of the UN Security Council on North Korea, which launched its most powerful missile since 2017 last weekend, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. The meeting is expected to be held behind closed doors. It is up to Russia, the president of…

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UN Extends Libya Mission after US-Russia Dispute over Envoy

The UN Security Council voted Monday to extend its political mission in Libya for just three months after a dispute between the West and Russia over the appointment of a new top UN envoy for the North African country, which is trying to form a united government after 10 years…

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit Ukraine as US, Russia exchange barbs at Security Council

The US, UK and other allies say they are prepared to introduce sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin should the country invade Ukraine, after a crisis meeting of the UN Security Council overnight.

The Independent UK

‘This is not a routine deployment’: US and UK diplomats detail Russian troop buildup at UN Security Council session

‘Imagine how uncomfortable you would be if you had 100,000 troops sitting on your border,’ US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells security council members

Al Jazeera

US and Russia spar over Ukraine crisis at UN Security Council

Washington warns of ‘horrific’ war in Ukraine as Moscow accuses US of drumming up threat of Russian invasion.

Axios

U.S. and Russia clash over Ukraine at UN Security Council

“If Russia further invades Ukraine, none of us will be able to say we didn’t see it coming," the U.S. ambassador said.

The Guardian - US

Biden says US is ‘ready no matter what happens’ as Russia escalates threat on Ukraine – as it happened

‘We continue to urge diplomacy as the best way forward’ Biden says as UN meeting outlines potential Russian invasion of Ukraine

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