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Russia proposes urgent 7-state online summit on Iran, Persian Gulf

Putin also proposed to agree at the summit on parameters of joint work in order to facilitate the formation of reliable mechanisms

Iran is No. 1 sponsor of terrorism, says US ahead of UN arms embargo talks

Diplomat says the United States hopes Russia and China will not be co-sponsors of the number one state that sponsors terrorism and will see the importance of peace in the Middle East

Twitter labels state-controlled media outlets, govt officials' accounts

The micro-blogging platform will not amplify tweets by state-controlled media outlets. The move will make affected accounts less likely to appear in search results or notifications

Afghanistan writes to UNSC, raises issue over territory 'violations' by Pak

Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the UN Adela Raz wrote to the President of the Security Council, Germany, to report on the most recent violations

Introspect why you're 'epicentre of terrorism': India slams Pak at UN

Addressing a closed session of UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) during a Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week on Tuesday, India's envoy Mahaveer Singhvi raised the issues

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree on deal to fill Blue Nile dam in weeks

Ethiopia says the $4 billion hydropower project, which will have an installed capacity of 6,450 megawatts, is essential to its economic development

India elected non-permanent member of UN Security Council for 2-year term

Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections held Wednesday

UNSC calls for solidarity with affected nations in its first Covid-19 meet

Craft stressed that successfully stopping the spread of this virus depends on the commitment from each one of us to work together in good faith

In a first, UN Security Council passes resolutions remotely due to Covid-19

Seeking to abide by quarantine and teleworking recommendations, the Security Council was obliged to create completely new rules after 75 years as the global guarantor of peace and security

UN Security Council halts two final meetings due to coronavirus epidemic

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told journalists that a positive Covid-19 case had been identified among staff at the UN secretariat

A one-sided accord

India has little to gain from the US-Taliban peace deal

Palestinians withdraw request for UN vote on US Mideast plan: Diplomats

Introduced by Indonesia and Tunisia, the resolution risked not having nine out of 15 votes in its favor, the minimum required for adoption provided there is no veto by a permanent member

UN nod to Indian proposal forbidding Consultative Status to banned entities

The additional screening is related to the NGOs' possible associations with entities and individuals sanctioned by the UN Security Council

US justifies killing Soleimani to UN, says will protect interests in region

In a letter to the UN Security Council, US Ambassador Kelly Craft said the United States also stands ready to engage without preconditions in serious negotiations with Iran

UNSC will not disuss Kashmir issue on Tuesday, says French diplomat

In the days following the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in August, China had formally asked for closed consultations in the Security Council

India and its Brics dilemmas

The five-country group faces challenges arising from bilateral differences and diverse political systems

China says Kashmir issue should be settled bilaterally, omits UN references

Chinese officials informally said an announcement would be made simultaneously in Beijing and New Delhi on Wednesday.

Pakistan seeking 'pocket money' for Hafiz Saeed shows its duplicity: India

The UNSC's sanctions committee last month had allowed Saeed to withdraw money from his bank account for basic expenses

China seeks 'closed consultations' in UNSC on India's Kashmir move: Report

Pakistan formally called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss India revoking the special status to Jammu and Kashmir

UN Security Council to meet on Friday on India's moves in Kashmir

It is extremely rare for the Security Council to discuss Kashmir