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S.Korea co-sponsors UN draft resolution on Pyongyang human rights after 5-yr hiatus
According to the source, Seoul participated as a co-sponsor in the draft resolution to be adopted at the 52nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which runs from February 27 to April 4, reports Yonhap News Agency. The draft resolution, led by Sweden and the European Union, urged the North.
Is India a 'friend'? Bilawal chokes on the word
While admitting at a news conference here on Friday New Delhi's diplomatic success in preventing Islamabad's attempts to bring Kashmir to the centre of attention at the UN, Bilawal started by referring to India as "our friends within..."But he caught himself and on his second try stammered, "with our friend...", again stopped himself and stammered, "our our", before settling on our.
Iran says deal to purchase Su-35 jets from Russia finalised
"Following the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988, Iran asked a number of countries to consider the possibility of selling it fighter jets, and Russia said it was ready for the deal," the Iranian mission was quoted as telling Russia's Sputnik news agency, Xinhua news agency reported. The restrictions on Iran's purchase of conventional weapons were removed in October 2020.
Nikki Haley attacks Donald Trump, demands 'competency test' for politicians over 75
Haley criticized the Republican Party's recent electoral losses, which occurred during Trump's attempts to remain influential in the party. She called on conservatives to put their trust in a "new generation" of leaders if they were tired of losing.If you're tired of losing, put your trust in a new generation," Haley said. Without naming Trump, Haley also called for a "competency test.
'Pakistan obsessed with us while its population battle for their lives': India at UNHRC
"Pakistan's obsession with India while its population battle for their lives, livelihood and freedom is an indication of the state's misplaced priorities. I would advise its leadership and officials to focus their energies on working for the benefit of their own population instead of baseless propaganda," India's representative Seema Pujani was quoted as saying by NDTV.
Iran vows decisive response to any 'wrongful action, threat' by Israel
Amir Saied Iravani, Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks in a letter to rotating President of the UN Security Council Pedro Comissario Afonso and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Friday. In accordance with international law and the UN Charter, vIran reserves its "legitimate and inherent.
US, Russia should resume implementation of New START treaty: UN chief
Asked about Guterres' reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that his country will suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty, Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday that the Secretary-General's position is that the US and Russia should resume the full implementation of the treaty without delay.
India pays its 2023 dues of $30.54 mn to UN
India was among the 43 countries on its "honour roll" so far for having paid their assessments to the budget, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said on Monday. India's contribution was received on Friday according to the UN. India's share is assessed at 1.044 per cent of the total budget of $3.217 billion. Although that works out to $33.592 million.
China 'strongly' opposes US move to shoot down 'airship'
Earlier on Saturday, fighter jets shot down the balloon - which China claims was a civilian unmanned airship - that had been adrift across US airspace for days now. "I ordered them to shoot it down," President Joe Biden said on Saturday confirming the downing of the Chinese contraption that had gripped the country in a frenzy since Thursday, when the US department of defense had first made it public, acknowledging, at the same time, it was not first such incident.
UN chief calls for data-driven fight against terrorism
"Data drives every aspect of economic, business and social life," he said in remarks to a meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, Xinhua news agency reported. "Combined with a lawless cyberspace, data also fuels the increasingly intertwined world of terror and crime," Guterres added.
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