Counselor Yasmine Moussa reveals Israel’s crimes before the International Court of Justice
Counselor Yasmine Moussa presented an oral argument before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, on Wednesday, regarding the United Nations General Assembly’s resolution submitted to the International Court of Justice requesting the granting of an advisory opinion to the court on the legal implications of Israeli practices in the occupied Palestinian territories since […]
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Original column 4G9dYRUAVbJarticle increases weight? Foreign media: The US House of Representatives Committee on China has sent letters to three chip giants, asking their CEOs to testify before Congress world.huanqiu.com 4G9ZON9HOfZarticle Korean government plans to add female signs to emergency exits Korean netizens complained: No one thinks only men should evacuate world.huanqiu.com 4G9XgdELfrxarticle Houthi armed […]
war | UN chief urges Security Council to act on Gaza
The UN Security Council has met several times since the Hamas massacre in Israel and the war in the Gaza Strip – without any major results. Now Guterres is taking what he considers an extraordinary measure. In a rare move, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the UN Security Council to work to avert a humanitarian […]
Taiwan elections | Taiwan sees increased election interference by China
Around two months before the elections in Taiwan, the island state’s National Security Council sees increasing efforts by China to influence the outcome in its favor. Beijing is waging a disinformation campaign, threatening the military and putting pressure on Taiwan’s economy, the authority in Taipei said. The leadership of the People’s Republic wants to prevent […]
UN chief Guterres causes scandal – Israel calls for resignation
The Hamas terror “did not happen in a vacuum,” says UN chief Guterres. His speech in the Security Council caused a significant diplomatic scandal: Israel demanded his resignation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres caused a scandal and great indignation with controversial statements in the UN Security Council. Although the head of the United Nations strongly condemned […]
Zelenskyj wants Germany in the UN Security Council: What’s behind it?
Zelenskyj calls for Germany to have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. What is behind his initiative? And is the Ukrainian president’s demand even realistic? Even for the crisis-tested UN Security Council, it was not an everyday situation: the Ukrainian president’s visit to the UN headquarters in New York agitated people even before […]
Nikolai Patrushev: Vladimir Putin’s radical crown prince
Nikolai Patrushev is one of Vladimir Putin’s closest confidants. Some believe he could succeed him if Putin were allowed to decide for himself. Nikolai Patrushev avoids the international stage. But he likes to give interviews to the Russian media – and is not stingy with bold theses: For example, Ukrainian refugees in European countries are […]
South Korea elected a third non-permanent member of the Security Council… “Lead Participation in UN Diplomacy with North Korea”
No power to make decisions, limited role Congratulations Japan South Korea was elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in the election of a non-permanent member of the General Assembly held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 6th (local time). Hwang Joon-guk, Ambassador to the United Nations, receives […]
United Nations Security Council, losing 5 countries including South Korea as non-permanent members Belarus | Reuters
The General Assembly will hold elections to choose five of the ten non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term from 1 January 2024, with Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and the Republic of Korea. 5 countries were chosen . Photo taken in New York in 2022. (Reuters/Carlo Allegri/File Photo) [国連 6日 ロイター] […]