Manila seeks support for UNSC seat bid
The Philippines on Sunday sought the support of the United Nations for its bid for a non-permanent seat in the ...
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N. Korea berates U.N., calls defectors ‘scum’
SEOUL—North Korea on Saturday lashed out at the United Nations for accusing the Pyongyang regime of widespread systematic human rights ...
Read moreKim’s sister slams UN meeting on North Korea’s spy satellite launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister Kim Yo Jong slammed the UN Security Council for holding a "most ...
Read moreMoscow slams US after Russian journalists denied visas for UN visit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday said Moscow "will not forgive" Washington for denying US visas to Russian journalists ...
Read moreUkraine calls Russia UN SC lead ‘slap in the face’
KYIV – Ukraine on Saturday branded Russia’s presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of April “a slap ...
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Is our membership in the ICC to our advantage?
"China, India, and Russia are not members of the ICC but they have never been accused of aggression or of ...
Read moreUN Security Council ‘silence’ on N. Korea missiles ‘dangerous’, US says
The United States on Monday denounced a "dangerous" lack of action by the UN Security Council on North Korea's missile ...
Read moreUN Mali mission ‘unsustainable’ sans surge of personnel, draft report says
United Nations—The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is “unsustainable” without more personnel, according to a draft UN report obtained by ...
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UN Security Council urges Taliban to reverse restrictions on women
The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on the Taliban to reverse policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, expressing ...
Read moreSuu Kyi lawyers set to make final arguments in Myanmar junta trial
YANGON—A Myanmar junta court is expected to hear closing arguments for the last remaining charges against jailed democracy leader Aung ...
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