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Netanyahu ‘appreciates’ US veto in UN, says Gaza war ‘will continue’

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Saturday said he appreciated the US veto at the UN Security Council, which blocked a call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Israel will continue the war against Hamas, said Netanyahu, as the military pressed up with relentless bombardments in Gaza. Read our blog…

France 24

Israel Strikes Gaza After Failed UN Ceasefire Bid

Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid to call for a ceasefire in the two-month war.

International Business Times

US Vetoes Security Council Resolution Calling For Gaza Ceasefire

The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in the intense fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

International Business Times

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The U.S. has vetoed a Gaza cease-fire resolution in the U.N. Security Council

The United States was the only country to vote against a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

WEKU

US piles pressure on Israel over conduct in war on Hamas

Secretary of state Antony Blinken urges more to be done to protect civilians in Gaza – as UN Security Council votes on resolution calling for immediate humanitarian ceasefire

The Independent UK

Ahead of key Israel-Hamas ceasefire vote, where do UNSC members stand?

Support for a ceasefire has grown within the UN Security Council, but the US and UK might veto the proposal.

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council To Consider Urging Gaza Ceasefire

The UN Security Council meets on Gaza Friday under acute pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and will vote on urging an immediate ceasefire after weeks of ruinous war.

International Business Times

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North Korean Smugglers Disguised Under Pacific Island Flags

North Korean "smuggling networks" are registering ships in Pacific nations to disguise themselves while trafficking oil, according to former United Nations sanctions experts and documents obtained by AFP. With strict sanctions limiting Pyongyang's ability to import fuel, North Korean smugglers have adopted increasingly creative methods to deceive authorities and dodge…

International Business Times

Australia sanctions North Korea over satellite launch

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced further sanctions on North Korea after it violated UN Security Council resolutions on missile technology.

AAP

Kim's sister rejects US offer of dialogue with North Korea and vows more satellite launches

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted condemnations of the North’s recent spy satellite launch, vowing more launches in violation of U.N. bans

The Independent UK

Tensions Rise As US And North Korean Ambassadors Spar At UN Security Council Meeting

US and North Korean Ambassadors Clash at UN in Rare Verbal Exchange Amid Escalating Tensions

Zenger

Blinken arrives in Seoul for talks focused on North Korea and its military cooperation with Russia

Heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, suspected North Korean cooperation with Russia in its war on Ukraine and concerns about China’s growing aggressiveness are topping U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s agenda as he visits South Korea

The Independent UK

North Korea sent a million missiles to Russia, South Korean spy agency says

The deliveries amounted to two months' worth of shells for Russia, according to South Korea

Evening Standard

North Korea has likely sent missiles as well as ammunition and shells to Russia, Seoul says

South Korea says North Korea has likely supplied several types of missiles to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, along with its widely reported shipments of ammunition and shells

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Israel-Hamas war: ‘420 children killed or injured every day’, UNICEF spokesperson says

Speaking at an UN Security Council emergency meeting on Monday, the UN's Children's Fund (UNICEF) executive director said that two thirds of all people killed in Gaza since Israel declared war on Hamas, have been women and children. Joining us on Perspective, UNICEF spokesperson Toby Fricker says that the number…

Zenger

US Vetoes UN Resolution On Israel-Hamas Conflict

Washington rejects humanitarian pauses, prioritizes direct diplomacy

France 24

Israel-Hamas war tests Western unity as Global South slams 'double standards'

International responses to the October 7 Hamas attack were broadly split between the Global North and South over condemnations of the killings of just Israeli civilians in the terror attack or all civilians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But as the Gaza humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, divisions are increasing within…

Evening Standard

North Korea sends '1,000 containers' of weapons to Russia

North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for its war in Ukraine, the White House said.

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The Independent UK

Kenya's president welcomes UN Security Council's approval to send a Kenya-led mission to Haiti

Kenya’s president has welcomed the U_N_ Security Council’s resolution to send a Kenya-led multinational armed force to Haiti to help combat violent gangs and pledged that it will “not fail the people of Haiti.”

Zenger

US Envoy Blasts Israeli And Palestinian Actions At UN Security Council Meeting

US Ambassador to UN criticizes Israelis and Palestinians, calls out Holocaust denial and illegal activities

The Independent UK

North Korea's Kim sets forth steps to boost Russia ties as US and Seoul warn about weapons deals

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has ordered unspecified steps to further develop his nation's relations with Russia after his recent visit

The Conversation

Stripping Russia's veto power on the Security Council is all but impossible. Perhaps we should expect less from the UN instead

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lambasted the UN Security Council yet again, saying in a speech this week that as long as Russia has veto power on the body, it will remain powerless to do anything to stop the war in Ukraine – or any other conflict.

The Independent UK

As UN Security Council takes up Ukraine, a potentially dramatic meeting may be at hand

All eyes will be on Ukraine’s president and Russia’s top diplomat at a U.N. Security Council meeting Wednesday on the 19-month war in Ukraine: Will they clash

The Independent UK

Dowden to join Zelensky in criticising Russia at UN Security Council

The meeting could see Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky come face to face with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.

France 24

Ukraine's Zelensky tells UN Security Council Russian invasion 'criminal'

Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had accepted Chinese President Xi Jinping's invitation to travel to China in October. The announcement came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took part in a special session on Ukraine at the UN Security Council on Wednesday, where he said that Russia's invasion…

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