War & Conflict
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Ukraine calls for Russia’s removal from UN
Dec 27, 2022On Monday, Ukraine demanded that Russia be expelled from the UN, where Moscow holds the power of veto over any resolution as a permanent member of the Security Council. In a statement, the foreign ministry said... -
UNSC adopts first-ever resolution on “situation in Myanmar”
Dec 23, 2022The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted the first-ever resolution on “situation in Myanmar” focusing on the Rohingya crisis and its sustainable solution. The United Kingdom (UK), as the penholder of the Myanmar situation in... -
North Korea sold arms to Russia’s Wagner group, US says
Dec 23, 2022The White House announced on Thursday that North Korea has provided weapons to Wagner, a private military company operating in Russia. The White House described Wagner as a “rival” for control of the Kremlin’s defense and... -
US to promise Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Dec 21, 2022Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, will visit Washington on Wednesday to meet with Joe Biden and speak to the US Congress. He will be traveling for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February... -
UN eases weapons embargo on DR Congo
Dec 21, 2022A resolution that eases a weapons embargo on the Democratic Republic of the Congo was approved by the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Kinshasa hailed the decision as “injustice corrected.” The provision that demanded nations to... -
Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi enters final phase
Dec 20, 2022A junta court will hear the final arguments in the 18-month-long trial of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi next week, a legal source said Tuesday, before reaching its final verdicts against the Nobel laureate. Suu Kyi... -
IS group gunmen kill nine Iraqi police officers
Dec 19, 2022Jihadists from the Islamic State group claimed to have carried out an attack in northern Iraq that killed nine police officers, detonated a roadside bomb, and then machine-gunned survivors. One of the bloodiest attacks in recent... -
Drones attack Kyiv as Ukraine struggles to restore power
Dec 19, 2022Drones attacked the Ukrainian capital early Monday morning, the Kyiv city military administration said, urging people to heed air alerts. “The enemy is attacking the capital,” the administration posted on Telegram. “At the moment, 9 enemy... -
More than 11,000 children killed or injured in Yemen
Dec 15, 2022More than 11,000 children have now been killed or maimed as a result of the conflict in Yemen, according to UNICEF – an average of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015.... -
Iran launches new strikes against Kurdish groups in Iraq
Nov 22, 2022Iran launched fresh strikes against Kurdish opposition groups based in Iraqi Kurdistan late Sunday, the groups and local officials said, the second such attack in a week. Tehran accuses the groups of stoking unrest in Iran,...
