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Biden pledges advanced air defence systems to Ukraine in phone call with Z
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as he condemned Russian large-scale strikes on Ukrainian cities and pledged advanced air defence systems to Kyiv.
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Air defence number one priority: Zelenskyy tells Biden after Russian strik
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 11 (ANI): Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with US President Joe Biden on Monday and told him that air defence is the number one priority in Kyiv's defence cooperation with Washington after large-scale strikes on Ukrainian cities by Russia.
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UN stands against nuclear rhetoric as North Korea readies forces
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is against any rhetoric involving threats to use of nuclear weapons, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Thursday after North Korea warned it is ready to mobilize its nuclear forces.
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UN chief expresses concern about Lithuania-Russia tension over Kaliningrad
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], June 22 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed grave concern about the current tension between Lithuania and Russia over Kaliningrad.
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UN action plan for clean, affordable energy by 2030 announced
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], May 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations launched its Energy Plan of Action on Wednesday to gain clean, affordable energy for all by 2030, a UN spokesperson said.
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UN welcomes any progress toward ceasefire, humanitarian access in Ukraine:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will welcome any progress toward reaching a ceasefire and humanitarian access in Ukraine, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday in comments about Russia's initiative to propose its own draft resolution on Ukraine.
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UN strengthens peacekeeping presence around attacked Camp in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has strengthened the presence of peacekeepers under the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in an area where a camp for displaced persons is located after a recent deadly attack that claimed 60
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UN chief condemns violence against Sudan protesters: Spokesman
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the violence against demonstrators in Sudan protesting the military takeover of power and urged security forces to show utmost restraint, Sputnik reported citing UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric statement on Mon
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UN says released staffer in Ethiopia detained again, 9 others remain in de
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
United Nations, November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ethiopian authorities have detained again a United Nations staff member who was arrested and released earlier, while nine other local employees still remain under arrest, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Friday.
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UN chief urges Central African Republic conflict parties to respect ceasef
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all parties to the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) to join the ceasefire declared by the country's president, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Saturday.
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UN 'extremely' saddened by murder of UK Conservative politician Amess
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is saddened by the killing of UK Conservative lawmaker David Amess who died earlier on Friday after being stabbed at his regular constituency surgery in Essex, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
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No request from Taliban to UN to pay energy bills worth USD 90 million: Sp
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], October 6 (ANI/Sputnik) - The United Nations has not received any requests from any entity in Afghanistan to pay bills to electricity suppliers before Kabul faces a mass blackout, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
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