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We cannot give a "pass" to Saudi Arabia: Haley on Khashoggi killing
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 09 (ANI): The outgoing United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that Washington cannot give "a pass" to Saudi Arabia for the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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US shouldn't even give a dollar to Pakistan: Nikki Haley
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 10 (ANI): In an interview to The Atlantic published on December 7, the outgoing United States Ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley stated that the US should not give any financial aid to Pakistan until it stops harbouring terrorism on its land.
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Trump nominates next UN Ambassador & Attorney General
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump nominated Heather Nauert, the Spokeswoman of the United States Department of State, as the next United Nations Ambassador on Friday while nominating William P Barr as the next Attorney General of the United States.
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Trump expected to nominate Heather Nauert as new ambassador to UN
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 7(ANI): The United States President Donald Trump is expected to nominate the current State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as the next ambassador to the United Nations.
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UN-backed Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Dec 7 (ANI): Peace talks backed by the United Nations aimed at ending the four years of civil war in Yemen kicked off here on Thursday.
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UN fails to pass resolution condemning Hamas
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday failed to pass a resolution condemning the activities of the Palestinian group, Hamas, and other militant groups in Gaza, which was presented by the United States.
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UN seeks access to Uighur camps in Xinjiang
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 7 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, has sought access to the Uighur camps in China's Xinjiang Province to verify "worrying" reports about human rights violations in the region.
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Talks for peace in Yemen to begin in Sweden
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Dec 6 (ANI): Peace talks backed by the United Nations aimed at ending the nearly four years' of civil war in Yemen is scheduled to begin in the Swedish capital within a few hours from now.
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'We are in deep trouble with climate change' - UN Sec-Gen at COP 24
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 3 (ANI): The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres opened the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24) here and pushed all parties to finalise the Paris Agreement Work Programme.
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UN employee captured in Yemen port city
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], Dec 3(ANI/Sputnik): The Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels have captured an employee of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Sunday in the port city of Al Hudaydah, Yemeni Minister of Information Moammar Eryani has said.
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UN plane to evacuate injured Houthi rebels in Yemen
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], Dec 03 (ANI): A United Nations jet will evacuate as many as 50 wounded Houthi rebels in Yemen following UN ambassador to Yemen Martin Griffiths' request.
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Cameroon stripped of hosting 2019 African Nations Cup
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Cameroon have been stripped of the right to host 2019 African Nations Cup by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) owing to their failure to meet the "compliance conditions."
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