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The European countries of Britain, Germany, and France have initiated a process to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, sparking condemnation from Russia and China. The move, known as the "snapback mechanism," was launched on Thursday in response to accusations that Iran has violated
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undreds of employees of the United Nations' Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have signed a letter calling on their leadership to declare Israel's offensive in Gaza a genocide and to push UN member states to suspend arms sales to Israel. The letter, signed
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French, German, and British diplomats have triggered a snapback mechanism at the UN to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, a move that could take effect as soon as October. The reinstatement of sanctions is designed to further isolate Tehran after its atomic sites were repeatedly bombed during
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Washington, D.C., and European capitals have become hotbeds of diplomatic turmoil as European countries, led by Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, announced plans to reimpose "snapback" sanctions on Iran. The decision is a significant escalation of tensions between Iran and the West, which has been simmering
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A group of over 500 staff members from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have written a letter to chief Volker Turk, urging him to explicitly describe the Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip as ongoing genocide. The letter points to the magnitude, range, and
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Hundreds of UN staff at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights have written to their chief, Volker Turk, asking him to explicitly describe the Gaza war as an unfolding genocide. The staff consider that the legal criteria for genocide have been met, citing the scale, scope, and
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The United States has denied a visa to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for next month's UN General Assembly, a move that has sparked widespread criticism from European countries and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). According to the State Department, the denial of visas to Abbas and
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The United States has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials, ahead of next month's annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. This move is part of a series of steps taken by the Trump administration to target Palestinians with visa
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A French diplomat and a Lebanese military expert say the extension of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon marks a turning point in the country's struggle to reassert state control and avert another devastating war with Israel. The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to extend the
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The annual session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly is held at UN Headquarters in New York City, with the President generally appointing one Democrat and one Republican to serve as U.S. representatives, alternating each year between the House and Senate. During the 79th session, Senators Ben Cardin
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The United States, along with Panama, is seeking U.N. authorization for a new "Gang Suppression Force" to tackle the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed groups are expanding their activities from the capital into the countryside. The announcement was made by Acting U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea
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The United States has announced plans to establish a "Gang Suppression Force" in Haiti, a new international force aimed at tackling the escalating violence in the Caribbean nation. The move comes as Haiti is grappling with the expansion of armed groups, which have expanded their brutal activities from
