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UN cybercrime pact to be signed in Hanoi raises hopes, concerns
CRITICS DUB PACT ‘SURVEILLANCE TREATY’ The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, a coalition that includes Meta and Microsoft, has labelled the pact…
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UN rights council to decide on creating Afghanistan probe
GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council is set to decide on Monday (Oct 6) whether to set up an investigation…
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North Korea vows at UN never to give up nuclear
A North Korean minister said on Monday (Sep 29) in a rare address to the UN that Pyongyang would never…
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Russia fails to win back UN aviation council seat in rebuke
MONTREAL: Russia failed to secure enough support on Saturday (Sep 27) to be re-elected to the United Nations aviation agency’s…
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United Nations arms embargo, other sanctions reimposed on Iran
DIPLOMACY STILL AN OPTION The European powers had offered to delay reinstating sanctions for up to six months to allow…
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UN sanctions on Iran to return after Russian and Chinese bid to delay fails
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations sanctions on Iran are set to be reimposed on Saturday (Sep 27) after a Russian and…
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China at UN warns against return to ‘Cold War mentality’
UNITED NATIONS: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday (Sep 26) warned against a return to a “Cold War mentality” and…
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Russia accuses NATO, EU of waging ‘real war’ on it via Ukraine
“FALSE FANTASY WORLD DISTORTIONS” British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called out Lavrov as he made to leave when she began…
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UN tells Trump probe launched over his ‘sabotage’ claims
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations told President Donald Trump it had launched a “thorough investigation” into what the US leader…
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China plans 7% to 10% greenhouse gas reduction by 2035, Xi tells UN
Australia, which plans to host a 2026 UN climate summit, announced a pledge that by 2035, it would slash greenhouse…
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