VILNIUS (Reuters) - Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will address the United Nations Security Council on Friday, her spokesman said in a statement. She will speak by a video link at the invitation of Estonia, which is currently is a non-permanent member of the body,...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are expected to be present at the meeting to be chaired by Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, with the presence of a DPRK representative. Some other Security Council members will also be represented at the minister...
The Security Council met on Monday after North Korea launched two more ballistic missiles, with the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un saying Pyongyang's use of the Pacific as a "firing range" would depend on the behavior of U.S. forces. The launches on Monday came just...
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US Ambassador Nikki Haley told the council that the stiffer measures brought the penalty imposed on the DPRK "to a whole new level" and put leader Kim Jong Un "on notice." China reiterates 'suspension-for-suspension' approach China's Ambassador Liu Jieyi said the resolution showed that the ...
1 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Friday condemned the hijacking of an Israeli-linked vessel in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi militia. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the highjacking of the Galaxy Leader with 25 crew ...
00:38 Members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday observed a minute of silence in memory of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. RELATED STORIES World should strive for multilateralism: Former EU Council President Economy 20:09, 04-Feb-2025 Evan Kail returns to China for vis...
The UN Security Council voted on Thursday (March 17) to establish formal ties with Taliban-run Afghanistan, which has yet to win widespread international recognition. It did so in approving a resolution that does not use the word "Taliban" and spells out the new one-year manda...
MORE: Ukraine leader to UN Security Council: No more Russia veto As for expanding the number of members, one proposal, known as the G-4, is to give India, Germany, Brazil and Japan permanent seats in the Council, while another proposal is for African countries to be given tw...
The council was initially going to vote on the draft resolution on Monday, but it has now been pushed back to Wednesday amid talks aimed at getting Joe Biden's administration to abstain or vote in favour of the resolution.