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Explained: How Pakistani Firms, Sanctioned Today By US, Were Aiding Its Nuke Program
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency -- NDC -- on charges of contributing to nuclear-armed Islamabad's long-range ballistic missile program.
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US Says Russia Is Shipping Oil To North Korea Above UN Mandated Levels
Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that appear to violate the mandates of the United Nations Security Council, a U.S. official said on Thursday, adding the U.S. is planning new sanctions in response.
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"Exposed True Face": Israel, Iran Face Off During UN Security Council Meet
Israel and Iran accused one another Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions on their sworn enemy.
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At UN, Israel Urges Iran Sanctions As World Warns Against Escalation
World powers urged restraint on Sunday for fear that Iran's unprecedented missile and drone strikes on Israel could spark a wider war in the Middle East, as the United Nations heard a call for new sanctions against Tehran.
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UN Sanctions On North Korea Have "Not Helped" Improve Regional Security: Russia
Russia said on Friday that United Nations sanctions on North Korea were an obstacle to fostering dialogue and peace on the Korean peninsula and had not aided regional security.
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"The Anatomy Of A Genocide": UN Expert Calls For Arms Embargo On Israel
A United Nations expert told the global body's Human Rights Council on Tuesday that she believed that Israel's military campaign in Gaza since Oct. 7 amounted to genocide and called on countries to immediately impose sanctions and an arms embargo.
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In US' War On Rising Fentanyl Use, Sanctions On Chinese Drug Producers
The United States announced sanctions Tuesday on a China-based network for producing and distributing chemicals used to make drugs including those fueling a deadly national fentanyl crisis.
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US Senators Urge US President Joe Biden to Sanction Huawei Cloud, Other Chinese Cloud Service Providers
Huawei Cloud and other Chinese cloud service providers should be sanctioned; a group of US senators has urged US President Joe Biden. Nine Republican senators have cited national security concerns in their call to the Biden administration to impose sanctions on the Chinese firms.
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Canada Deploys Aircraft To Japan To Implement North Korea Sanctions
Canada on Thursday said it will deploy a military aircraft to Japan to support implementation of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea.
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"China Can't...": Ex Envoy After Pak's Abdul Makki Named Global Terrorist
India's former representative at the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, on Monday said the news about Abdul Rehman Makki being designated as a global terrorist by the UN sanctions committee depicts a growing understanding globally that China cannot thwart India
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Pak's Abdul Makki Named Global Terrorist, Year After China Blocked Attempt
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.
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A Pakistan Angle In India Abstaining From A UN Vote
India has abstained in the UN Security Council on a resolution establishing humanitarian exemption across all United Nations sanctions regimes, asserting that blacklisted terror groups have taken full advantage of such carve-outs.
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US Urges All Nations To Impose Sanctions On N Korea After Missile Launch
The United States urged all nations to enforce sanctions on North Korea, saying it violated UN Security Council resolutions with a launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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North Korea "Has Enjoyed Blanket Protection" From China, Russia At UN: US
The United States accused China and Russia on Wednesday of enabling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by protecting Pyongyang from attempts to strengthen U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
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China Delays India, US Bid To Sanction Terrorist Behind Kandahar Hijacking
While all other 14 members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday agreed to impose sanctions on Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar, only China stood in defence of the terrorist by placing a hold on the proposal.
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Explained: How Pakistani Firms, Sanctioned Today By US, Were Aiding Its Nuke Program
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency -- NDC -- on charges of contributing to nuclear-armed Islamabad's long-range ballistic missile program.
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US Says Russia Is Shipping Oil To North Korea Above UN Mandated Levels
Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that appear to violate the mandates of the United Nations Security Council, a U.S. official said on Thursday, adding the U.S. is planning new sanctions in response.
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"Exposed True Face": Israel, Iran Face Off During UN Security Council Meet
Israel and Iran accused one another Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions on their sworn enemy.
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At UN, Israel Urges Iran Sanctions As World Warns Against Escalation
World powers urged restraint on Sunday for fear that Iran's unprecedented missile and drone strikes on Israel could spark a wider war in the Middle East, as the United Nations heard a call for new sanctions against Tehran.
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UN Sanctions On North Korea Have "Not Helped" Improve Regional Security: Russia
Russia said on Friday that United Nations sanctions on North Korea were an obstacle to fostering dialogue and peace on the Korean peninsula and had not aided regional security.
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"The Anatomy Of A Genocide": UN Expert Calls For Arms Embargo On Israel
A United Nations expert told the global body's Human Rights Council on Tuesday that she believed that Israel's military campaign in Gaza since Oct. 7 amounted to genocide and called on countries to immediately impose sanctions and an arms embargo.
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In US' War On Rising Fentanyl Use, Sanctions On Chinese Drug Producers
The United States announced sanctions Tuesday on a China-based network for producing and distributing chemicals used to make drugs including those fueling a deadly national fentanyl crisis.
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US Senators Urge US President Joe Biden to Sanction Huawei Cloud, Other Chinese Cloud Service Providers
Huawei Cloud and other Chinese cloud service providers should be sanctioned; a group of US senators has urged US President Joe Biden. Nine Republican senators have cited national security concerns in their call to the Biden administration to impose sanctions on the Chinese firms.
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Canada Deploys Aircraft To Japan To Implement North Korea Sanctions
Canada on Thursday said it will deploy a military aircraft to Japan to support implementation of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea.
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"China Can't...": Ex Envoy After Pak's Abdul Makki Named Global Terrorist
India's former representative at the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, on Monday said the news about Abdul Rehman Makki being designated as a global terrorist by the UN sanctions committee depicts a growing understanding globally that China cannot thwart India
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Pak's Abdul Makki Named Global Terrorist, Year After China Blocked Attempt
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.
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A Pakistan Angle In India Abstaining From A UN Vote
India has abstained in the UN Security Council on a resolution establishing humanitarian exemption across all United Nations sanctions regimes, asserting that blacklisted terror groups have taken full advantage of such carve-outs.
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US Urges All Nations To Impose Sanctions On N Korea After Missile Launch
The United States urged all nations to enforce sanctions on North Korea, saying it violated UN Security Council resolutions with a launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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North Korea "Has Enjoyed Blanket Protection" From China, Russia At UN: US
The United States accused China and Russia on Wednesday of enabling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by protecting Pyongyang from attempts to strengthen U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
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China Delays India, US Bid To Sanction Terrorist Behind Kandahar Hijacking
While all other 14 members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday agreed to impose sanctions on Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar, only China stood in defence of the terrorist by placing a hold on the proposal.
