UN Security Council to meet Friday over Lebanon pager blasts
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Friday over the pager blasts in Lebanon targeting militant group Hezbollah, said Slovenia's U.N. Ambassador Samuel Zbogar, president of the 15-member council for September.
UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon Urge Immediate De-Escalation
The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon urged de-escalation on Friday after a big increase in hostilities at the Lebanese-Israeli border, where Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah have been trading fire for almost a year.
U.N. chief speaks out on pager attack in Lebanon
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said on Sept. 18 that he is “deeply frustrated” by the situation of conflict in the entire region.
Hundreds more hurt in Lebanon after walkie-talkies, pagers explode in new round of blasts
Walkie-talkies and pagers used by Lebanon's Hezbollah group detonated in homes and businesses across the country.
Components for Pagers Used in Lebanon Blasts Are Not From Taiwan, Minister Says
Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon were not made in Taiwan, Taiwan's economy minister said on Friday. Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said this week it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack,
Fear Grips Lebanon After Deadly Twin Pager and Radio Blasts
The apparent Israeli attack has killed at least 37 people and injured thousands more, reports Justin Salhani from Beirut.
Explosives put in devices before they arrived in Lebanon, says Lebanon's UN mission
A preliminary investigation by Lebanese authorities into the communications devices that blew up in Lebanon this week found that they were implanted with explosives before arriving in the country, according to a letter sent to the U.
US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council
The United States says it will support the addition of two new permanent seats on the powerful U.N. Security Council for ...
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy to address UN Security Council on Tuesday
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will on Tuesday address a meeting of the United ...
UN’s pact to protect future generations will be undermined by Security Council’s veto and its use in cases of mass atrocity
(THE CONVERSATION) World leaders will gather at the United Nations on Sept. 22-23, 2024, where they are set to adopt the Pact for the Future – an ambitious plan for how to best reform the U.N., and ...
The Philippines wants to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo is set to travel to New York this weekend, to attend the United Nations General ...
Finland's president wants end of single state veto at UN Security Council
Finland's President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the U.N. Security Council, abolition of its single state veto ...
US pushes to add 2 permanent UN Security Council seats for African nations
The Biden administration has announced plans to expand the influential United Nations Security Council by adding two ...
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US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council
While Security Council resolutions are legally binding, they are often ignored by targeted countries. Virtually all countries agree that nearly eight decades after the United Nations was ...
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US Backs 2 Permanent Seats for African Nations on the UN Security Council
US Backs 2 Permanent Seats for African Nations on the UN Security Council UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it will support the addition of two new permanent ...
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US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council
The United States says it will support the addition of two new permanent seats on the powerful U.N. Security Council for African nations UNITED NATIONS -- The United States announced ...
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US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it will support the addition of two new permanent seats for African countries on the powerful U.N. Security Council — and a ...
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A Radical Way to Change the UN Security Council, Including Its Name
What conditions might compel the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to relinquish their veto power? In ...