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US President Trump threatens to withdraw aid from countries backing UN Jerusalem vote
World | Dec 21, 2017, 08:49 AM ISTThe UN General Assembly will meet for a rare emergency session to discuss the status of Jerusalem on Thursday after the US vetoed earlier an Egypt-drafted request asking Washington to withdraw its decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital.
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PM Modi praises Mongolia as new bright light of democracy in world
World | May 17, 2015, 01:58 PM ISTUlan Bator: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said mineral-rich Mongolia could benefit from India's expertise and high growth while praising the Buddhist country as the new bright light of democracy in the world.Modi, who was
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UN Security Council reform with permanent seat for India is 'urgent': France
World | May 06, 2015, 12:41 PM ISTUnited Nations: To bolster the legitimacy of the UN in a changed world, it is "vital" and "urgent" to expand the Security Council's permanent membership to include India, France has declared.France's Permanent Representative Francois Delattre
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Russia-called UN emergency meeting on Yemen ends without action
World | May 02, 2015, 01:14 PM ISTUnited Nations: An emergency meeting on Yemen by the UN Security Council ended today with the 15 members unable to agree on an immediate statement on the growing crisis.The ambassador from Russia, which called the
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There should be zero tolerance towards violent extremism: India
World | Apr 24, 2015, 01:37 PM ISTUnited Nations: Asserting that there are no good or bad terrorists, India has told the UN Security Council that absence of "State authority" provides the breeding ground for violent extremist organisations and insisted that there
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Both India and Germany deserve permanent seats in UNSC: PM Modi
World | Apr 14, 2015, 06:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today demanded permanent sets for both India and Germany at UN Security Council during his joint press meet with German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Both the leaders have called for stronger economic
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China supports India's "desire" to play bigger role in UN
World | Apr 13, 2015, 04:48 PM ISTBeijing: China, which is yet to fully endorse India's permanent membership of the UN Security Council, today, said it supports India's “desire” to play a bigger role in the UN and will strive to work
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Modi makes strong pitch for permanent UNSC seat for India
World | Apr 12, 2015, 01:50 PM ISTParis: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong pitch for a permanent seat for India in the UN Security Council, saying it should get it as a “right” for its immense contribution to
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More than 25,000 foreigners fight with terrorists: UN report
World | Apr 02, 2015, 06:55 AM ISTUNITED NATIONS:The number of fighters leaving home to join al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in Iraq, Syria and other countries has spiked to more than 25,000 from over 100 nations, according to a new
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Yemen is being pushed 'to the edge of civil war': UN envoy
World | Mar 23, 2015, 07:36 AM ISTUnited Nation:The U.N. special envoy for Yemen warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Sunday that events appear to be leading the Arab country "to the edge of civil war" and urged
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UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Yemen
World | Mar 22, 2015, 07:08 AM ISTUnited Nations: The U.N. Security Council has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Yemen.The U.N. spokesperson's office in an email said the council will hold a closed session on Sunday afternoon
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UN Security Council urges parties in Yemen to accelerate talks
World | Feb 26, 2015, 07:22 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council Wednesday urged all parties in Yemen to accelerate UN-brokered negotiations and resolve their differences through dialogue, in order to reach consensual agreements and end the current political crisis, Xinhua
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Barack Obama endorses India's bid for permanent membership of UNSC
World | Feb 25, 2015, 06:42 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama endorses India's candidature as a permanent member of the reformed UN Security Council, the White House has said."As it relates to India's membership in the Security Council, I know the
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India's permanent UNSC seat unacceptable, Nawaz Sharif tells Barack Obama
World | Feb 13, 2015, 02:13 PM ISTIslamabad: India's permanent membership in the reformed UN Security Council is unacceptable to Pakistan as it has not complied with UN resolutions on Kashmir, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told US President Barack Obama.The US
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UN Security Council slams IS for murdering Japanese citizen
World | Jan 26, 2015, 07:15 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council strongly condemned the apparent murder of a Japanese citizen Haruna Yukawa by the Islamic State.In a press statement issued Sunday here, the Security Council also demanded the immediate release
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UN peacekeepers attacked in Sudan
World | Jan 07, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTUnited Nations: United Nations peacekeepers were attacked by unidentified armed men in two separate incidents in Sudan, authorities said.In the first attack, the Joint United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) peacekeepers were
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UN Security Council fails to adopt Palestinian-drafted resolution
World | Dec 31, 2014, 07:49 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution urging the end of "Israeli occupation" by the end of 2017.The draft resolution, which failed to get nine votes in favour,
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India to seek clarification from UN on reference to Hafiz Saeed
India | Dec 21, 2014, 06:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Perturbed over calling 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed as as 'sahib' by a US Security Council panel, India will seek a clarification on it from the world body.It
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Stop terrorists benefiting from transnational organised crime: UNSC
World | Dec 20, 2014, 07:47 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has called for global and regional cooperation and strategies to stop terrorists from reaping the benefits of transnational organised crime.In a resolution, the UNSC expressed its concern that
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India criticises UN Security Council for disregarding members' opinions
World | Dec 17, 2014, 01:59 PM ISTUnited Nations: India has criticised the decision-making process of the Security Council, saying it disregards the voices of non-members while acting on matters important to them.Speaking at the Council Tuesday on UN-African Union (AU) partnership