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19.06.2024 18:10 Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Sudan.

19.06.2024 18:10 The UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday focused on the worsening crisis in Sudan as civilians continue to suffer amidst the brutal fighting between rival militaries, while the Geneva-based Human Rights Council heard independent investigators describe combatants' "blatant disregard" for fundamental human rights and international law.

19.06.2024 18:10 The representatives of Sudan and the United Arab Emirates clashed Tuesday at the U.N. Security Council over Khartoum's accusations that Abu Dhabi is providing arms and other support to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, fueling a brutal war in Sudan.

19.06.2024 18:10 The United States is sharpening its counterterrorism focus on Somalia, going after increasingly high-profile targets linked to a resurgence of the Islamic State terror group from its base in the Horn of Africa.

19.06.2024 18:10 The number of internally displaced people in Haiti has risen 60% since March, when armed gangs took control of the capital, the United Nations migration agency reported Tuesday.

19.06.2024 18:10 A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers led by Congressman Michael McCaul and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived Tuesday in Dharamshala, India, to visit the Tibetan Parliament in Exile — also known as the Central Tibetan Administration or CTA — and meet with the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

19.06.2024 18:10 China is gravely concerned about the relevant reports that the US lawmakers plan to meet with the 14th Dalai Lama and urges the US side to fully recognize the anti-China separatist nature of the Dalai group, honor the commitments the US has made to China on issues related to Xizang, have no contact with the Dalai group in any form, and stop sending the

19.06.2024 18:10 The United States condemns the persistent efforts of Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik to erode the regional peace frameworks that have brought stability and security to Bosnia and Herzegovina .

19.06.2024 18:10 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating a network of two individuals and seven entities that provide major sources of revenue for U.S.-designated Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik and his family. Dodik has used his official position to accumulate personal wealth through companies linked to himself and to Igor Dodik .

19.06.2024 18:10 Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim announced that his country will soon start the official process of joining the BRICS group of emerging economies.

19.06.2024 18:10 Of all the joyous scenes that followed the surprise acquittals of 22 defendants accused in one of Kyrgyzstan's highest profile political trials to date, one stood out.

19.06.2024 18:10 The World Food Programme will increase its food and nutrition assistance programme this month in West and Central Africa in hopes of reaching 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season is under way at a time when hunger levels are high and food resources are low.

19.06.2024 18:10 A conference focused on small arms and light weapons is taking place at a "difficult and dangerous moment for humanity," according to the UN Chief António Guterres.

19.06.2024 18:10 On top of a steep hill overlooking Tbilisi, tucked behind the city's ancient fortress, sits a sprawling, futuristic $50 million mansion that locals call "the glass palace." A shark tank, private zoo and helipad lie within the heavily guarded compound. Its owner, Bidzina Ivanishvili, reportedly calls it his "James Bond" house.

19.06.2024 18:10 Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to Vietnam will put the Southeast Asian country in a difficult position and could even be seen as risky for Hanoi, according to three international relations experts who spoke on Monday to VOA. They expected no breakthrough from the visit.