Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning what it called Ukraine’s continuous attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Another protester has been shot dead by Sudan’s security forces in the middle of anti-coup demonstrations raging in parts of Khartoum.

Iran says a US senator’s call for the Israeli regime to assassinate more Iranian scientist amounts to “incitement to terrorism.”

The Lebanese president calls on the UN to force Israel into implementing Security Council Resolution 1701.

Iran says the complete removal of US sanctions is its “red line” during the course of negotiations with the remaining JCPOA signatories in Vienna.

The United States has called on the United Nations Security Council to hold a meeting to discuss North Korea’s latest missile test.

The UN political affairs chief stresses that there is no alternative to “diplomacy and dialogue” in resolving the crisis over Ukraine, which has led to heightened tensions between Russia and the West.

The UN political affairs chief calls on the US to lift sanctions against Iran in line with the 2015 nuclear deal and extend waivers regarding oil trade with the Islamic Republic. 

The draft resolution was first pitched by China and Russia in December 2019, seeking revocation of sanctions that were not directly related to North Korea's nuclear program.

The Palestinian foreign minister has termed Israel as an "occupying colonial power."