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Freedom of navigation not negotiable: IMO addresses UN Security Council on maritime safety in Strait of Hormuz

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Freedom of navigation not negotiable: IMO addresses UN Security Council on maritime safety in Strait of Hormuz

IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez to UN Security Council. | Photo Credit: International Maritime Organization International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez has called on States to uphold the principle of freedom of navigation and reject any imposition of tolls, fees or discriminatory transit measures for passage through straits used for international navigation. Addressing…

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U.S. pays about $160 million of nearly $4 billion it owes to U.N.

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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes the United Nations, the U.N. said Thursday (February 19, 2026), and President Donald Trump promised more money to the financially strapped world organization. The Trump administration’s payment last week…

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.N. playing ‘no role’ in resolving conflicts

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.N. playing ‘no role’ in resolving conflicts

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday (February 14, 2026) the United Nations had played “virtually no role” in resolving conflicts and called for global institutions to be reformed. “The…

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End of U.S.-Russia nuclear pact a ‘grave moment’: UN chief

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End of U.S.-Russia nuclear pact a ‘grave moment’: UN chief

A file image of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. | Photo Credit: Reuters UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) urged the United States and Russia to quickly sign a new nuclear deal, as the existing treaty was set to expire in a “grave moment for international peace and security.” The New START…

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China dismisses UN experts’ forced labour concerns as ‘groundless’

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China dismisses UN experts’ forced labour concerns as ‘groundless’

The UN experts said in a joint statement that forced labour was being enabled through a State-mandated “poverty alleviation through labour transfer” programme. File | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStockphoto Beijing dismissed on Friday (January 23, 2026) concerns from United Nations experts over the scale and severity of allegations of forced labour affecting minority groups in…

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At top UN court, Myanmar denies deadly Rohingya campaign amounts to genocide

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At top UN court, Myanmar denies deadly Rohingya campaign amounts to genocide

Judge Yuji Iwasawa, president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), presides over the the ICJ, as the court starts two weeks of hearings in a landmark case brought by Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands. | Photo Credit: Reuters Myanmar insisted on…

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Trump withdraws U.S. from over 60 global institutions: Here is the full list

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Trump withdraws U.S. from over 60 global institutions: Here is the full list

U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from over 60 international organisations, including UN bodies and the India-France-led International Solar Alliance, calling the institutions “redundant” and “contrary” to America’s interests. Trump signed the memorandum on Wednesday titled ‘Withdrawing the United States from International Organisations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are…

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United States has become ‘real’ United Nations, says Trump as Thailand, Cambodia stop fighting ‘momentarily’

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United States has become ‘real’ United Nations, says Trump as Thailand, Cambodia stop fighting ‘momentarily’

President Donald Trump pumps his fist at Christmas Eve dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) | Photo Credit: Alex Brandon The United States has become the “real” United Nations and the world body has been of very little help in resolving conflicts around the world,…

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U.N. chief Guterres urges G20 to use power to ease global suffering

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U.N. chief Guterres urges G20 to use power to ease global suffering

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses a media conference on the eve of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The G20 nations hold enormous potential to ease suffering and set the world on a more peaceful course, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, urging the bloc…

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Europeans say Iran yet to take necessary actions to stop ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions

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Europeans say Iran yet to take necessary actions to stop ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File | Photo Credit: AP European officials told Iran on Wednesday (September 17, 2025) it had yet to take the actions needed to stop the return of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, warning time was running out. The comments from the German Foreign Ministry and the European Union…

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