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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 18:00 GMT, October 28, 2017 to 08:00 GMT, October 29, 2017.

Eliminating nukes

The United Nations has approved a resolution proposed by Iran aimed at bringing about the disarmament of nuclear powers.

The UN’s First Committee voted 112 in favor and 44 against the non-binding measure. 15 countries also abstained. The United States, Israel, Britain, Russia and France were among those voting against it. The resolution calls on all countries that possess nuclear weapons to destroy their arsenal according to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Islamic Republic had devised the resolution based on the ratifications of the Review Conferences of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1995, 2000, and 2010.

Yemen's humanitarian crisis

UN Aid Chief Mark Lowcock has ended his visit to Yemen. He was there for five days to evaluate the dire humanitarian situation in the war-torn country. Lowcock says he’s determined to put the lifting of the Saudi blockade on Yemen on the top of his agenda. 

London protest

Families, friends and supporters of those killed by the British police during the past two decades gathered outside the Downing Street on Saturday. In a year that saw several high profile state-related deaths, the organizers wanted to put pressure on former Home Secretary, now Prime Minister Theresa May.

Iran's response to deal violations

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has vowed a decisive response to any violation of the 2015 nuclear deal by the United States. 

Rouhani said the US will diminish its credibility in the world if it backs down on its promises under the landmark agreement. He added that such behavior by the US will erode trusts for future negotiations. The president noted that the US government should stick to the accord as it is an international agreement signed by Iran and six other countries, including the United States. He also stressed that Iran will continue its missile program. 

US BDS crackdown

Wisconsin has become the latest US state to target a campaign that calls for boycotting Israel. 

Governor Scott Walker has issued an order banning state agencies from contracting businesses involved in a boycott of Israel. The order seeks to crack down on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Wisconsin is the 24th US state to take aim at the Palestinian-led campaign by adopting a law or signing an executive order against it. US Rights groups have criticized the measures as unconstitutional and repressive. The BDS itself has said that such reactions by Israel’s massive lobby are indicative of the movement’s fast-growing success. The BDS is a global campaign that calls for pressuring Israel over violating Palestinian rights and international law. 

EU's Catalonia stance

The Spanish government says it welcomes the participation of Catalonia’s sacked leader Carles Puigdemont in the region's parliamentary election ordered by Madrid. 

Spain had dissolved the region’s parliament over its declaration of independence and called for the snap election to take place in December. Catalonia’s separatist leader urged a peaceful and democratic opposition to direct rule from Madrid after the central government stripped the region of its autonomy. Meanwhile, the European Parliament's president Antonio Tajani says no one will ever recognize Catalonia as an independent country. Tajani, however, spoke against EU mediation, saying the crisis is an internal Spanish issue. Spain has been gripped by a constitutional crisis since Catalonia’s independence vote on October first. 

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