Arab League debates new US position on Israeli settlements, calls on Israel to halt settlement activity
By IAR Desk Cairo: On Monday, November 25, 2019, the Council of the League of
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“Signs of hope in Yemen”
The momentum to reach a political settlement in Yemen “has been building”, the United Nations Special Envoy to the country told the Security Council on November 22nd, attributing the positive development to compromises on “a range of issues”.
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Israeli settlements remain ‘flagrant violation’ of international law, UN envoy tells Security Council
Regardless of any national policy declarations, Israeli settlement activities are “a flagrant violation under international law”, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process spelled out to the Security Council on Wednesday.
Millions of Afghans suffer ‘acute food insecurity’: UN
Over the last three months (August to October 2019), around one-third of the Afghan population required urgent humanitarian action, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert, released this week, which declares that some 10.23 million people are living in a state of “severe acute food insecurity”.
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UN to strengthen ties with SCO to tackle terrorism and crime
Improving understanding of the nexus between terrorism, transnational organized crime and drug trafficking is essential, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his address to a high-level meeting involving the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a leading player in diplomacy in Eurasia.
Blessed by Buddhist monks, Sri Lanka’s new president prioritises security
Rajapaksa, who is seen as close to China, requested all countries to respect Sri Lanka’s sovereignty.
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ICC gives greenlight for probe into violent crimes against Rohingya
Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday authorized an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity, namely deportation, which have forced between 600,000 and one million Rohingya refugees out of Myanmar, into neighboring Bangladesh since 2016.
Brasilia BRICS summit stresses on multilateralism, reforms, anti-protectionism
The declaration also came down heavily against terrorism.
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In Brasilia Modi holds back to back bilaterals on sidelines of 11th BRICS summit
Mr. Modi had bilateral meetings with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Brazilian president Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, and Chinese president Mr. Xi Jinping.
Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims for 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev: Imran
India and Pakistan have also decided that the corridor will be operational through the year and seven days a week