Russia denies Bashar al-Assad to blame for chemical attack, on course for collision with Donald Trump
Russia denied on Wednesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was to blame for a poison gas attack and said it would continue to back him, setting the Kremlin on course for its biggest diplomatic collision yet with Donald Trump`s White House.
Apr 05, 2017, 21:00 PM IST
UN Security Council calls emergency meeting over Syrian 'gas attack'
The UN Security Council will hold emergency talks on Wednesday after a suspected chemical attack in Syria left over 50 dead and many wounded, a media report said.
Apr 05, 2017, 08:50 AM IST
Syria attack 'calls into question' peace process: Opposition
A suspected chemical attack that killed dozens in a northwestern Syrian town on Tuesday "calls the political process into question", the opposition's chief negotiator at peace talks said.
Apr 04, 2017, 20:20 PM IST
Russia opposes US-led human rights debate at United Nations
Russia on Monday threw up a hurdle in a US plan to hold a high-profile debate later this month on human rights during the US presidency of the UN Security Council.
Apr 03, 2017, 22:40 PM IST
US lawmakers propose sanctions against Iran
A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill in the senate that would impose tighter sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile programme.
Mar 24, 2017, 15:04 PM IST
UNSC calls for stronger connectivity between Afghan, neighbours
A UNSC resolution has called for strengthening economic cooperation and connectivity between Afghanistan and its neighbours through the TAPI pipeline and Chabahar port projects involving India and China's Silk Road Economic Belt and Maritime Silk Road initiatives.
Mar 19, 2017, 16:02 PM IST
Syria urges United nation to condemn Homs deadly bombings
The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Saturday urged the UN Security Council to condemn the deadly suicide bombings that rocked the country`s central province of Homs and killed 42 people.
Feb 26, 2017, 12:50 PM IST
India has taken up Masood Azhar's issue with Chinese government, says MEA
India said on Tuesday that it has taken up Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar's issue with China.
Feb 07, 2017, 19:20 PM IST
Turkey condemns `unacceptable` Israeli settlement law
Turkey on Tuesday condemned a new Israeli law legalising dozens of Jewish settlements built on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, as a senior government minister was visiting Tel Aviv in the first such trip in seven years.
Feb 07, 2017, 14:38 PM IST
UN lifts sanctions on notorious Afghan warlord
The UN Security Council has lifted sanctions on the notorious Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, previously branded "a global terrorist" and accused of widespread human rights abuses.
Feb 04, 2017, 14:54 PM IST
UN Security Council to hold urgent talks on Iran missile test
The UN Security Council will hold urgent talks Tuesday on Iran`s test-firing of a medium-range missile, diplomats said.
Jan 31, 2017, 08:32 AM IST
UN Security Council adopts resolution supporting Syria ceasefire, peace talks
The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the Syria ceasefire arrangement brokered by Russia and Turkey as well as a new peace talks plan among Syrian conflict parties.
Jan 01, 2017, 09:41 AM IST
Russia asks UN Security Council to endorse Syria ceasefire
The Security Council met behind closed doors for an hour to consider a proposed resolution endorsing the ceasefire that Russia and Turkey announced on Thursday.
Dec 30, 2016, 22:46 PM IST
Only two-state solution can solve Israeli-Palestinian conflict: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry laid out a proposal for peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, less than a month before the Trump administration takes office and at a low point in US-Israeli relations.
Dec 28, 2016, 22:43 PM IST
Israel says `reducing` ties with nations over UN vote
Israel`s foreign ministry said Tuesday the country was "reducing" ties with nations that voted for last week`s UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to settlement building in Palestinian territory.
Dec 27, 2016, 21:10 PM IST
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to rally Israelis around him in anti-Obama assault
That all of Jerusalem is their country`s capital is a consensus view among Israelis.
Hamas welcomes landmark UN vote on Israel settlements
The UN Security Council yesterday demanded that Israel halt settlements in Palestinian territory, after the US refrained from vetoing the resolution condemning its closest Middle East ally.
Dec 24, 2016, 17:20 PM IST
UN vote on Israeli settlements - why is it significant
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution urging Israel to cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Dec 24, 2016, 08:00 AM IST
Israel rejects UN settler vote, lashes out at Obama administration
Israel lashed out at US President Barack Obama over a UN Security Council resolution passed on Friday.
Dec 24, 2016, 03:04 AM IST
UN Security Council passes resolution to end Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian territory; US abstains from vote
The Obama administration on Friday allowed the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.
Dec 24, 2016, 01:10 AM IST
