UN Security Council
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Serbia wants more than EU accession in return for Kosovo recognition
- Europe
- June 18, 2020, 17:19
Serbia has said it needs more than the promise of eventual European Union membership to agree to recognise the independence of Kosovo, raising the que(...)

Macron’s Israeli-Palestinian reluctance in spotlight as he heads to Jerusalem
- Europe
- January 21, 2020, 20:00
French president Emmanuel Macron is travelling to Jerusalem to participate in the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi (...)

U2 concert kicks off Ireland’s bid for UN seat in ‘group of death’
- Politics
- July 3, 2018, 01:47
If star power guaranteed a country a seat at the UN Security Council for the 2021-22 term, Ireland would have the June 2020 election sown up right now(...)

Syria pushes on with eastern Ghouta offensive to safeguard Damascus from attacks
- Middle East
- March 8, 2018, 15:36
Syria and Russia are determined to capture the jihadi-held enclave of eastern Ghouta despite pressure from the UN Security Council and western powers(...)

Syrian government forces ‘poised to slice eastern Ghouta in two’
- Middle East
- March 8, 2018, 14:20
Syria’s army is poised to slice rebel-held eastern Ghouta in two as forces advancing from the east link up with troops at its western edge, a pro-Dam(...)

Russia orders five-hour daily truce in Syria’s eastern Ghouta
- Middle East
- February 26, 2018, 10:59
Russia said on Monday that it would establish a humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to leave rebel-held suburbs of Damascus during a five-hour da(...)

Trump’s Israeli gambit may rouse Macron into tougher stance
- Europe
- December 7, 2017, 17:46
President Emmanuel Macron has called US president Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel “regrettable” and a violati(...)

China hit back on Monday after US president Donald Trump tweeted he was “very disappointed” in China following North Korea’s latest missile test, sayi(...)

Trump-Xi honeymoon is over as US threatens sanctions
- US
- June 30, 2017, 20:34
Less than 100 days after Donald Trump hosted Xi Jinping at his Florida resort and predicted that the two presidents were “going to have a very, very g(...)

French foreign minister reiterates plans for Israeli-Palestinian talks
- Europe
- December 1, 2016, 18:00
A “French initiative” to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is not dead, the foreign ministers of France and Ireland said at a joint press c(...)