World News: Political News
Russia requests a UN Security Council meeting to discuss arms supplies to Ukraine.
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Moscow, January 06, 2024 (LANA) - The Russian "TASS" news agency reported that Russia has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss Western arms supplies to Ukraine.The agency quoted a source in the United Nations as saying: “A request was received from Russia to hold a Security Council meeting on the twenty-second of this month to discuss Western arms supplies to Ukraine.” This comes as Western countries requested a Security Council... Read more
Scottish Prime Minister: Israeli occupation practicing racial cleansing in Gaza
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Edinburgh, January 06, 2024 (LANA) - Scottish Prime Minister Hamza Yusuf called on the British government to take action to stop indiscriminate attacks by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza.Hamza Yousef said in a press statement on Saturday: “The British government’s refusal to do so is shameful. It is time for Britain to make it clear to the occupying power that its actions in Gaza went far beyond the legitimate response to the attacks of the resistance movement Hamas on October... Read more
China calls for restraint after North Korean artillery bombardment.
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Beijing, January 05, 2024 (LANA) - China on Friday called on all parties to exercise “restraint” after the Ministry of Defense in Seoul announced that Pyongyang fired artillery shells near two South Korean islands. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, “In light of the current situation, we hope that all parties concerned will maintain calm and refrain from taking actions that would exacerbate tensions, avoid further escalation of the situation, and provide conditions... Read more
UNGA will hold a session on the situation in Gaza next Tuesday.
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New York, January 05, 2024 (LANA) - The President of the United Nations General Assembly "UNGA", Dennis Francis, announced that he informed the member states that he will hold a plenary session of the General Assembly on Tuesday, the ninth of January, regarding the situation in occupied Palestine.A statement issued by the Assembly Presidency on Friday stated that the meeting, which will be held in the General Assembly Hall, was caused by the use of the veto power by one of the permanent... Read more
US State Department: we do not consider any actions in Gaza as genocide
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Washington, January 05, 2024 (LANA) - US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller confirmed that his country does not consider any actions in Gaza to constitute genocide, after South Africa began judicial proceedings against the Zionist entity in the International Court of Justice related to genocide due to its war on the Gaza Strip.Miller said in a press conference on Thursday: “These are allegations that must be carefully verified. We do not see any acts that constitute genocide.... Read more
