UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
The Security Council resolution drafted by Russia rivaled one backed by the U.S. and Japan that failed last month. The rival drafts focused on different types of weapons, with the U.S. and Japan specifying weapons of mass destruction. The Russian draft discussed all types of weapons.
UN Security Council fails to pass Russia-backed resolution prohibiting nuclear weapons in space
The U.S. has accused Russia of launching a satellite aimed at weaponizing space in a move criticized by the UN Security Council, which failed to pass a resolution against it.
UN Security Council rejects Russia’s space weapons resolution
The United Nations Security Council rejected a Russian-backed resolution that called to prevent the deployment of weapons in space after the U.S., France and the U.K. all voted against the measure. The final vote was 7-7 with one abstention.
US Assesses Russia Launched Space Weapon Near American Satellite Last Week
Russia last week launched a satellite that U.S. intelligence officials believe to be a weapon capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites, the U.S. Space Command said Tuesday as the Russian spacecraft trails a U.
Russia launched space weapon in path of U.S. satellite
WASHINGTON >> Russia last week launched a satellite that U.S. intelligence officials believe to be a weapon capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites, the U.S. Space Command said on Tuesday as the Russian spacecraft trails a U.
Kenyan officials arrive in Haiti ahead of planned security mission, sources say
A delegation of Kenyan “command staff” has arrived in Haiti, according to a law enforcement source in the country, ahead of ...
Haiti police to head security mission set to deploy by end of May, transition council says
Haiti's national police force will take charge of a much-awaited U.N.-backed security mission set to launch by the end of ...
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UN Security Council Holds Moment of Silence for Iranian President Known as ‘Butcher of Tehran’
The U.N. Security Council held a moment of silence for Ebrahim Raisi Monday in spite of his reputation as a serial human ...
UN Security Council calls for responsible arms transfers amid Ukraine-Russia war
The U.N.’s High Representative for Disarmament Affairs cautioned states involved in transferring arms to Ukraine or Russia to act responsibly as the war shows no signs of stopping.
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UN Security Council Blasted for Holding a Moment of Silence in Memory of Iran’s President
The United Nations Security Council is taking heat after its members held a moment of silence in the memory of ...
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America’s Envoy to the United Nations Gets ‘Honest’ With Security Council About the Fate of Hamas’s Hostages
The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, speaks after a vote to abstain as the United ...
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UN Security Council to review Essequibo controversy
Guyanese authorities have requested the United Nations Security Council to review Venezuela's territorial claims over the oil-rich Essequibo region, under the jurisdiction of the former British ...
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LIVE: UN Security Council discusses situation in Middle East
The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian question.
Hamas Goes to the United Nations
The General Assembly may grant Palestinians member status, doing an end run around the Security Council.
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Sierra Leone's Return to the UN Security Council [analysis]
In this episode, His Excellency Timothy Musa Kabba, Foreign Affairs Minister for Sierra Leone, shares insights into his country's key priorities during its tenure on the Security Council.54 years ago, ...