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China's role under scanner in Myanmar coup
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 28 (ANI): With most nations condemning military takeover in Myanmar and arrest of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, there have been reports that China has been supporting the coup.
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Myanmar junta removes its UN Ambassador after he delivers anti-coup speech
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New York [US], February 28 (ANI): Myanmar's military has fired the country's United Nations Ambassador after he appealed to the UN General Assembly for international help to overturn the coup.
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China restricting basic freedoms on pretext of national security, says UN
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): As China continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang and people of Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law, United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday said that Beijing was restricting basic civil and po
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New climate pledges 'far short' of meeting Paris Agreement goals: UN
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New York [US], February 27 (ANI): The planet is on "red alert" because governments are failing to meet their climate change goals, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
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Andhra CM asks town planners to find solutions for emerging challenges wit
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 27 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy here on Friday called upon the town planners to come up with solutions to the emerging challenges with a futuristic outlook on the goals set by the United Nations for sustainable develo
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UN calls for immediate release of 317 girls abducted from school in Nigeri
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Abuja [Nigeria], February 27 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday called for the immediate release of several hundred schoolgirls kidnapped from a secondary school in northwest Nigeria.
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Restoring peace must be priority of stakeholders in Myanmar: India at UNGA
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New York [US], February 27 (ANI): India on Friday said that restoring democratic order should be the priority of all stakeholders in Myanmar and called on the international community to lend its "constructive support" to the people of Southeast Asian nation at the critical juncture.
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India says UN panel's conclusion on VVIP chopper scam accused Michel are '
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New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): India on Friday rejected a United Nations panel's call to release Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AugustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, on the grounds that the conclusions drawn by the panel are based on limited information and biased allegati
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The Northeast7s Football Tour to start on April 19 in Goa
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Panaji (Goa) [India], February 26 (ANI): The Northeast7s Football Tour, Goa' 2021 is scheduled to start on April 19, 2021, at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim.
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India calls on UNSC members to end politicisation of humanitarian aid to S
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New York [US], February 26 (ANI): India on Thursday (local time) called on the members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to end the politicisation of humanitarian aid as it deprives the Syrian citizens of urgent aid.
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UNGA President welcomes ceasefire agreement between India, Pakistan
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 26 (ANI): United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir on Thursday (local time) welcomed the agreement between India and Pakistan on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, saying the two countries stated commitment to achieving
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Positive step: UN Chief hopes India-Pak pact to provide opportunity for fu
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New York [US], February 26 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by India and Pakistan's decision to strictly observe all agreements on a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and hopes that the "positive step" would "provide an opportunity for further di
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