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Venezuela rejects U.S. to bring domestic crisis to UN Security Council

VenezuelarejectedtheintentionoftheUnitedStatestoputthepoliticalcrisisinVenezuelaontheagendaoftheUnitedNations(UN)SecurityCouncil,saidadiplomatonWednesday."Weare

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UN Security Council sees "ample possibility" to use sanctions on DPRK

Thereis"amplepossibility"fortheUNSecurityCounciltoimposenewsanctionsontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)inresponsetoitsmissilelaunch,saidcouncilPresiden

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UN Security Council slams deadly attacks in Afghan capital

The UN Security Council on Wednesday "condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks" that occurred earlier in the day in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed at least 15 people and injured dozens.

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Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria sanctions

Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a Western-backed UN resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Syria over chemical weapons use, in the first clash at the Security Council since US President Donald Trump took office.

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UN Security Council slams Pyongyang's launches of ballistic missiles

The UN Security Council on Monday "strongly condemned" the most recent ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying that "these launches are in grave violation of the DPRK international obligations under UN SC resolutions."

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U.S. President-elect Trump picks economist Peter Navarro to head new national trade council

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked Peter Navarro, an economist and a professor at University of California, Irvine, to head the newly-created National Trade Council at the White House, the latest move to reshape America's trade policy.

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UN chief calls on Security Council to "act now" to halt South Sudan's "trajectory towards mass atrocities"

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on the UN Security Council to "act now" to halt South Sudan's "trajectory towards mass atrocities" as growing tensions and increasing despair were reported among the people of the world's youngest country.

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New Zealand FM pledges to keep up pressure for UN reform

Foreign Minister Murray McCully is to make a final push for United Nations reform in New York in the final days of New Zealand's two-year stint on the Security Council.

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UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul

The UN Security Council on Sunday "condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks" in Istanbul, Turkey, which left at least 39 people dead and 155 others injured.

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UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack in Cairo

The UN Security Council on Sunday "condemned in the strongest terms" a terrorist attack in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, which killed at least 25 people, stressing that "those responsible for these killings should be held accountable."

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China stresses officials' poverty-relief responsibilities

Heads of impoverished counties in China will not be promoted or transferred to other posts unless the counties shake off poverty, according to an official statement released on Monday.

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UN General Assembly to appoint Antonio Guterres as new UN chief on Thursday

​The UN General Assembly is scheduled to appoint Antonio Guterres as next UN Secretary-General on Thursday to replace the retiring Ban Ki-moon on Jan. 1, 2017.

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Two opposing draft resolutions fail to pass UN Security Council on Syria

Two opposing draft resolutions: a French-Spanish version and the other by Russia, on Saturday failed to be approved by the UN Security Council in response to the current situation in Syria.

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Int'l community voices strong condemnation of DPRK nuclear test

After the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced it has successfully carried out another nuclear test on Friday, the international community voiced its strong condemnation over the event.

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DPRK rejects UN condemnation on its missile launches

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday rejected a press statement issued by the UN Security Council condemning its latest ballistic missile launches.

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UN slams deadly terrorist attack in Philippines

​The UN Security Council and UN Secretary-Generl Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned a deadly terrorist attack on a Philippine night market that killed at least 14 people, stressing the need to bring perpetrators to justice.

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UN council condemns DPRK missile launches, vows new measures

The UN Security Council on Friday (Aug 26) strongly condemned North Korea for test-firing ballistic missiles and agreed to take “significant measures” in response the latest series of launches.