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Russia wants secret U.N. vote on move to condemn 'annexation' of Ukraine regions

Russia is lobbying for a secret ballot instead of a public vote when the 193-member U.N. General Assembly next week considers whether to condemn Moscow's move to annex four partially occupied regions in Ukraine after staging what it called referendums.

Reuters

U.S. accuses China, Russia of enabling North Korea's Kim Jong Un

The United States accused China and Russia on Wednesday of enabling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by protecting Pyongyang from attempts to strengthen U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.

Reuters

South Korea, US Fire Missiles into the Sea to Protest ‘Reckless’ North Korea Test

South Korea and the US military conducted missile drills in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, as the United Nations Security Council prepares to meet over what was Pyongyang's longest-range test. Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) farther than ever before on…

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UN Envoy: Iraq Is ‘Highly Volatile’ and Leaders Must Talk

The UN special envoy for Iraq warned Tuesday that the situation in the country remains “highly volatile” nearly a year after last October’s elections failed to form a government, saying all sides have made “strategic mistakes” and it’s now time for all Iraqi leaders to hold talks “and pull the…

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Britain Criticizes Houthis Ahead of 3rd Extension of UN Truce

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly accused the Houthis of obstructing the truce extension talks and depriving the Yemenis of peace. In a statement published by the British Foreign Office, Saturday Cleverly said Yemen must not return to conflict, cautioning that the truce ends on Sunday, “but the Houthis continue to…

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Russia Vetoes UN Resolution Calling its Referendums Illegal

Russia vetoed a UN resolution Friday that would have condemned its referendums in four Ukrainian regions as illegal, declared them invalid and urged all countries not to recognize any annexation of the territory claimed by Moscow. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 10-1 with China, India, Brazil and…

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Washington Accuses Damascus of Retaining Hidden Chemical Weapons Stockpile

The United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs called on Syrian authorities to again provide clarifications over 20 significant areas to completely resolve its chemical weapons file in line with Security Council Resolution 2118. Syria must change its attitude and cooperate fully with the body charged with verifying its compliance…

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Ukraine’s forces enter strategic town of Lyman as Russia ‘withdraws’ troops

Ukrainian forces on Saturday entered the eastern town of Lyman in the Donetsk region, a logistics hub for Russian forces that has been under Moscow’s control since spring, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military said. Russia’s defence ministry said its troops had withdrawn from the town hours after Ukraine’s army said…

France 24

Russia vetoes UN resolution on Ukraine annexation, China abstains

Resolution called for condemnation of ‘illegal’ referendums in Ukraine and for states to not recognise border changes.

Al Jazeera

U.S. has much to gain from Nord Stream damage, Russia says at U.N.

The Russian ambassador to the United Nations on Friday told the Security Council that the U.S. has much to gain in gas trade from damage to the Nord Stream pipeline system under the Baltic Sea but stopped short of blaming Washington for this week's explosions.

Reuters

India abstains on UNSC resolution condemning Russia’s ‘referenda’ in Ukraine

India was “deeply disturbed” by the recent events in Ukraine, India’s U.N. Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said.

The Hindu

Russia vetoes UN resolution on proclaimed annexations, China abstains

Russia on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution introduced by the United States and Albania condemning Moscow's proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine, with Russia's strategic partner China abstaining from the vote.

Reuters

UN Envoy: Israel Defies UN Resolution on Halting Settlements

Israel continued its defiance of a 2016 UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate halt to all settlement activity in lands the Palestinians want for their future state, advancing plans for construction of nearly 2,000 housing units in the last three months, the UN Mideast envoy said Wednesday. Tor Wennesland…

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Watch: Zelensky says there will be no talks with Putin if Ukrainian land is annexed

Ukraine’s president has warned that Russia’s “sham referendums” and attempts to annex Ukrainian territory rule out any talks with Moscow as long as Vladimir Putin remains president. Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council, Mr Zelensky urged the countries present to suspend Russia’s membership of the organisation. The…

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Ukraine’s President: No Talks with Putin If Its Land Annexed

Ukraine’s president warned Tuesday that Russia’s just concluded “sham referendums” and attempts to annex Ukrainian territory rule out any talks with Moscow as long as Vladimir Putin remains president, and called for Russia’s “complete isolation” and tough new global sanctions.

The Hindu

U.S. wants U.N. Security Council to be made more inclusive & increase permanent members: Blinken

The five permanent members are Russia, the U.K., China, France and the United States and these countries can veto any substantive resolution

Dynamite News

Patience is running out, says UN envoy on engagement with Taliban

Patience is running out for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with the Taliban, the UN deputy representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel, told the Security Council on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Ukraine's president: No talks with Putin if its land annexed

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is warning that Russia’s just concluded “sham referendums” and attempts to annex Ukrainian territory rule out any talks with Moscow as long as Vladimir Putin remains president

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Chinese envoy says isolation and sanctions will lead to 'dead end' in meeting over Russia's referendums

China's Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun told a Security Council meeting that isolation and sanctions would only "lead to a dead end" after the United States called for the body to condemn Russia's referendums in occupied regions of Ukraine.

The Hindu

Permanent membership of the UNSC is another story

There should be no illusion about how states view membership in the United Nations Security Council — India must realise that it is all about national interest

The Independent UK

UN meeting produces sense that a 'new epoch' is arriving

The war in Ukraine and its global fallout transfixed the meeting of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this year

The Independent UK

Live updates: U.N. General Assembly

Republic of Congo’s foreign affairs minister has called on the United Nations to make its Security Council more diverse

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Saudi Arabia Reaffirms Support to International Legitimacy Principles, Calls for Security Council Reform

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan confirmed the Kingdom's commitment to the UN charter and its continuous support for the principles of international legitimacy aimed at maintaining international peace and security. The Minister called for cooperation based on mutual respect for the sovereignty and independence of states,…

The Independent UK

Politics impede long-advocated growth of UN Security Council

Virtually everyone involved agrees that the powerful U.N. Security Council needs to expand and include more voices

The Hindu

A ground plan for India’s reformed multilateralism

New Delhi’s call for a structural overhaul of global multilateral institutions incorporates institutional accountability and a wider representation of the developing countries

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