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Middle East
Yemen’s fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis
A fragile political calm in Yemen is fraying, with renewed instability and aid restrictions deepening hunger, illness and displacement for…
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Americas
Maduro seized, norms tested: Security Council divided as Venezuela crisis deepens
The UN Security Council met on Monday against a sharply altered diplomatic backdrop, following US strikes on the Venezuelan capital…
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Americas
UN chief deeply concerned over ‘possible intensification of instability’ in Venezuela
Invoking the bedrock principle prohibiting the use of force against the territory and independence of any State, the UN Secretary-General…
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Americas
Security Council LIVE: ‘The power of the law must prevail’ amid Venezuela crisis, says Guterres
The Security Council met in emergency session in New York to address the US rendition of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro…
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Americas
UN Security Council hears warnings over escalating US-Venezuela standoff
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have sharply escalated amid increased US military operations in the Southern Caribbean, prompting…
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UN Affairs
Ex-UN chief Ban warns Security Council risks irrelevance without reform
Gathered around the Security Council’s iconic horseshoe table, ambassadors were urged on Monday to find ways of working together –…
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Peace and Security
LIVE: Security Council meets on Venezuela, Iran, Somalia
The Security Council convened earlier today for a packed agenda, adopting a resolution extending the authorisation of the African Union…
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Peace and Security
UN warns Sudan war entering deadlier phase as fighting spreads in Kordofan
The war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan…
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Peace and Security
LIVE: Security Council meets on escalating violence in Sudan
Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are set brief the Security Council this afternoon as members meet to discuss the…
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Europe
Ukraine faces freezing winter under fire as UN warns of rising civilian toll
With temperatures plunging below freezing and cities facing long, daily power cuts, Ukrainian civilians are again bracing for winter under…
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