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UN Focuses on Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Sanctity amid Fears of Escalation

Israeli violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites in Jerusalem were the key focus of the United Nations Security Council’s monthly session on Monday. Speakers called on the need to uphold the historic and legal status quo to avoid escalation. The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process,…

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North Korea flaunts deadly ICBM weapons as Kim Jong Un vows to boost nuclear arsenal

A display of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missiles took place at a massive military parade where Kim Jong Un said that nuclear weapons will be built at the "fastest pace"

Daily Mirror

Commentary: Why pictures of the horrors in Ukraine can strengthen our political will

On Tuesday, in a dramatic and furious speech to the United Nations Security Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented graphic atrocity photographs from Bucha — including close-ups of dead children and clumps of corpses, some with their hands tied behind their backs. “The chamber fell silent,” the New York Times…

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Editorial: Putin and Russia must answer for atrocities in Ukraine

In a powerful speech to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of the “most terrible war crimes” since World War II and rightly demanded that Russia face “full accountability” for its atrocities committed during its unprovoked invasion.

Los Angeles Times

In fiery speech, Zelenskyy implores UN Security Council to hold Russia to account

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an impassioned address to the United Nations Security Council, on Tuesday likened Russian atrocities in his homeland to Nazi war crimes, calling for Nuremberg-style tribunals to hold Moscow accountable.

Los Angeles Times

In fiery speech, Zelenskyy implores UN Security Council to hold Russia to account

Los Angeles Times

Zelenskiy urges UN to reform its system to strip Russia of its veto

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the United Nations on Tuesday to act and reform its system which gives Security Council permanent member Russia a veto, saying everything must be done to ensure the international body works effectively.

Reuters

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Zelensky to the UN: Where is the Security Council? Where is the peace?

In the last few minutes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has begun an address to the United Nations Security Council.

Evening Standard

Zelenskyy to address UN as renewed Russian offensive looms in east

KYIV, Ukraine — Armed with evidence of gruesome atrocities by Moscow’s troops against civilians, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is expected to make an impassioned appeal to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday for a full-scale war crimes investigation as his defense officials warned of a reinvigorated Russian assault in…

Los Angeles Times

President Volodymyr Zelensky tells of horror of Russian war crimes in UN Security Council address

Ukraine’s president has compared the Russian army’s actions to ‘other terrorists’

Evening Standard

Ukraine President Zelenskiy says he will address UN Security Council on Tuesday

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he will address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, after saying it is in Kyiv's interest to have the most open investigation into the killing of civilians in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia asks U.N. Security Council to discuss Bucha 'provocation'

Russia has requested that the United Nations Security Council convene on Monday to discuss what it called a "provocation by Ukrainian radicals" in the town of Bucha after Kyiv accused Russian troops of killing civilians there.

Reuters

Sudan's Burhan Threatens to Expel UN Mission Head

Head of Sudan's Sovereign Transitional Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan threatened Friday to expel UN special representative Volker Perthes over alleged "interference" in the country's affairs. Perthes, in an address Monday to the United Nations Security Council, said Sudan was heading towards "an economic and security collapse" unless its civilian-led transition,…

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UN says helps up to 900,000 people in Ukraine, more needed

U.N. aid agencies have managed to help up to 900,000 people in Ukraine so far, but they must be guaranteed safe passage by the warring parties to be able to do more, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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UN Security Council Asks Taliban to Allow Afghan Girls to Attend School

The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern over a decision by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to deny girls access to high school education and called on the group to reopen schools for female students without delay. "The members of the Security Council ...

Reuters

UN Security Council asks Taliban to allow Afghan girls to attend school

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Daily Dose Ep 1002: Umar Khalid denied bail, Kerala MPs ‘manhandled’ at protest

Supriti David brings you the news from Delhi, West Bengal, the Parliament, and the United Nations Security Council.

Reuters

Diplomatic tit-for-tat over Ukraine escalates at United Nations

Russia is seeking to blunt Western-led efforts at the United Nations to further isolate Moscow for invading Ukraine, with the Security Council and General Assembly gearing up to vote this week on competing measures on Ukraine's humanitarian crisis.

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Signs of an Imminent Iran Nuclear Deal

An agreement over Iran's nuclear program could be reached within 48 hours, said a senior participant in the Vienna talks. Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney, who acts as United Nations Security Council facilitator at the talks, stressed “the signals are good” for agreement over the weekend. There was “no question”…

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Russia Blasted by West at UN for Spreading Bioweapons ‘Nonsense’ over Ukraine

The United States and Western allies slammed Russia on Friday for spreading propaganda, disinformation and "nonsense" at the United Nations Security Council by alleging that parts of biological weapons were being made in Ukraine. Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia sent a lengthy document, seen by Reuters, to the council and…

Reuters

Russia blasted by West at U.N. for spreading bioweapons 'nonsense' over Ukraine

Reuters

U.N. Security Council to convene on Friday at Russia's request -diplomats

The United Nations Security Council will convene on Friday at Russia's request, diplomats said, to discuss Moscow's claims, presented without evidence, of U.S. "biological activities" in Ukraine, a move Washington described as gaslighting.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Russia can’t — and shouldn’t — be kicked off the United Nations Security Council

Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the removal of the Russian Federation from its seat on the Security Council of the United Nations. According to Ukrainian diplomats, Russia was never formally recognized as a successor state to the Soviet Union, so it now should be deprived of…

Reuters

U.N. Security Council to discuss North Korea on Monday -diplomats

The United Nations Security Council will discuss North Korea in a closed meeting on Monday, diplomats told Reuters.

Reuters

U.N. Security Council to hold emergency meeting after Russian attack on nuclear plant

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday at 11:30 a.m. ET (1630 GMT) following Russia's attack on Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine, diplomats said.

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