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Russia appoints new ambassador to UN, UNSC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 27 (ANI): Former Russian deputy foreign minister Vasily Nebenzya has been appointed as the Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations and the UN Security Council.
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UN blacklists Daesh linked outfit Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 8 (ANI) : The UN Security Council has blacklisted Daesh linked group Jamaat -ul-Ahrar (JuA) and a splinter group of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, a decision that will subject the group to sanctions, including an arms embargo, travel ban and an assets freez
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UNSC to hold emergency meet to discuss N.Korea missile launch
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A], Jul 5 (ANI): In the wake of North Korea launching an Inter Continental Ballistic Missile near a sea in Japan, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has decided to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
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China calls on UN to ban N. Korea from conducting missile launches
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jul 5 (ANI): China has criticised North Korea for launching an Inter Continental Ballistic missile near Japan coast and called on the United Nations Security Council to ban Pyongyang from conducting any launches that use ballistic missile technology, nuclear tests or any oth
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U.S. envoy slams Security Council for inaction against 'Scorpion'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], June 30 (ANI) : U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has slammed the Security Council for failing to take action against Tehran over its alleged lack of compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal and compared Iran to a "scorpion" which can't help sti
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Pakistan says will continue to extend support to separatists in Kashmir
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): A day after the United States declared Hizbul Mujahideen militant Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist, Pakistan has said it would continue to extend political, diplomatic and moral support to Kashmiri separatists for what it called their struggle for th
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PM Modi in U.S.: Former Obama advisor says H1B Visa issue won't be so
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 25 (ANI): The H1B Visa issue will most likely not be sorted out in the upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump, Joshua White, who served the Obama White House as senior advisor and director for South Asian
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G-4 raises UNSC reforms at Intergovernmental negotiations
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], June 13 (ANI): Brazil, Germany, Japan and India, also known as the G-4, raised the issue of categories of membership, the question of veto and regional representation, at the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Reform.
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Tehran Security Council holds emergency post terror attacks
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 7 (ANI): The Tehran Security Council has convened an emergency meeting after two terror attacks were reported on the Iranian Majlis and Imam Khomeini Mausoleum respectively on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan National Security Council rules out removing President Ghani&#
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 6 (ANI):The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) has outrightly rejected the demand of the Jamiat-e-Islami for the removal of Mohammad Hanif Atmar- National Security Adviser of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, emphasizing that such demands are political i
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UNSC expands sanctions on North Korea
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 3 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a new resolution to expand sanctions against North Korea, including officials, entities and a military units handling ballistic missiles with both China and Russia voting in favour of the restrictions
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Russia won't veto UNSC's resolution on North Korea
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 2 (ANI): Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov has said that Moscow is not going to veto the UN Security Council's resolution on North Korea which is scheduled to take place on Friday.
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