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WASHINGTON: The United States slammed Russia on Wednesday for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution on the Outer Space Treaty that put a legally-binding obligation that countries should not be putting weapons of mass destruction (WMD), including nuclear weapons, in orbit. “As we have noted previously, the United States ...

NEW DELHI: India has indirectly criticised China, stating that the "holds" placed on proposals in the UNSC sanctions committees amount to "disguised vetoes." These actions prevent the listing of Pakistan-based global terrorists, with some Council members avoiding responsibility."The working methods of anybody must respond to the challenges confronted by ...

NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Saturday launched its bid for two-year term as a non-permanent member on the United nations Security council from 2025 to 2026.Pakistan's permanent representative to UN Ambassador Munir Akram formally announced Pakistan's candidacy at a reception organised on the occasion of Pakistan day at the United ...

United Nations, Mar 12: India has said that blocking evidence-based proposals in the UN Security Council to blacklist global terrorists without justification smacks of “double-speak” in dealing with the scourge, a veiled reference to China that has put holds on bids to sanction Pakistan-based terrorists.“Let us turn to the ...

Jagpreet Kaur. File | Photo Credit: Photo Credit: X/@JagKaur_IFS India has slammed Pakistan as it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, saying it should introspect on its own appalling human rights record and “deserved global reputation” as the "world’s terrorism ...

NEW DELHI, Jan 24: U.N. General Assembly President Dennis Francis on January 24 said the existing composition of the U.N. Security Council does not reflect the contemporary geopolitical reality of the world and it needs reform.The Security Council has progressively been unable to take decisions in recent years to ...

TEHRAN — Iran said Saturday it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.The announcement comes as heightened tensions grip the wider Middle East over Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, ...

New York, January 11 The founding member of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, is “Confirmed Deceased”, the United Nations Security Council stated. He also served as the deputy to 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. The date on which the narrative summary about Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi ...

NEW YORK: The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed is in the custody of Pakistan and serving a 78-year imprisonment sentence, the United Nations said in updated information.As a result of his conviction in seven terror financing cases, Saeed has been serving his sentence since February 12, 2020.The ...

Frustration grows after the US blocks resolution at UN Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.An emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly has brought Israel’s assault on Gaza into sharp global focus. After more than nine weeks of the Israel-Hamas war, the UN Security Council has ...