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POLITICS

Iran urges UNSC to break silence on US threats, war crimes

Iran’s UN ambassador calls on the UN Security Council to break its silence on the United States’ threats against the Islamic Republic and violations during the recent illegal war of aggression.

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SYRIA

Aid group MSF issues urgent appeal for quake-hit Syria

The Geneva-based humanitarian non-governmental organization made the appeal on Sunday.

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RUSSIA

Russia’s envoy to US: Mission’s work ‘blockaded’, staff threatened

The Russian ambassador to the US says the working of Russia’s embassy has been ‘blockaded’ and the staff threatened.

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YEMEN

Yemeni army says committed to truce as long as 'other party' observes it

Yemen’s armed forces say they are committed to a UN-brokered truce as long as the other concerned parties respect it too.

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PALESTINE

Israeli forces killed 8 Palestinians in two weeks, injured 140: UN report

The data was released in the bi-weekly Protection of Civilians report.

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UN investigating dozens of deaths in central Mali

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali says it is investigating allegations that dozens of people were massacred in the center of the country.

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AFGHANISTAN

UN claims Taliban killed over 100 former govt. officials, army personnel

The Taliban and its allies have allegedly killed more than 100 former Afghan government members, security personnel and people who worked with the international military contingent in Afghanistan, claims a new UN report.

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UN envoy says ‘deeply concerned’ about escalating violence in Myanmar

Heyzer urged “all parties to... allow humanitarian assistance to be provided to those in need, including those forced to flee the violence.”

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