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Security council 'no show' follows rant by Gaddafi
There was one bright spot in the Prime Minister’s day at the UN on Thursday. Colonel Gaddafi did not bother to turn up for the security council meeting. It’s just a coincidence that Libya happens to hold one of the rotating seats on the council at the moment but we all expected it was a…
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‘Shameless’ if US block our UN membership, says Palestinian ambassador
There’s expected to be a vote at the UN security council on granting Palestine full membership of the United Nations.
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Many promised European ‘gigafactories’ are ‘already at risk of never materialising,’ says economic security expert
We’re joined from Brussels by Tobias Gehrke, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, specialising in economic security.
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Russian army has ‘consistently underperformed’ in Ukraine, says retired US lieutenant colonel
We spoke to retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman who was the top Ukraine expert on the US National Security Council.
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Putin condemned at UN summit after latest “act of desperation”
At the United Nations general assembly – America’s secretary of state Antony Blinken urged all security council members to send Russia a clear message “that these reckless nuclear threats must stop immediately”.
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Ukraine war: Russia accused of using UN council for ‘disinformation’
US and European nations have accused Russia of using the UN Security Council to promote disinformation about the US funding biological weapons in Ukraine.
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UN Chief says world is facing ‘moment of peril’
US President, Joe Biden, has announced sanctions on the makers of the Nordstream 2 pipeline connecting Russia and Germany.
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‘G7 is important opportunity to address China’s increased aggression’ says former assistant to Donald Trump
The G7 leaders have been discussing China as part of a wider pushback against Beijing over human rights, Taiwan and the origins of the Covid pandemic. We spoke to Lisa Curtis, who was US National Security Council senior director for south and central Asia under Donald Trump and Noah Barkin, who founded the Watching China…
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Digital sting operation that led to hundreds of arrests is ‘a proud day for the good guys’ says former FBI chief
We spoke to former FBI cyber division chief of staff and White House National Security Council member, Jordan Rae Kelly, now head of cybersecurity for the Americas at FTI Consulting, and started by asking how the security services utilised the digital age.
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Israel-Gaza violence threatens whole region, says UN chief
At least 42 people have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes on Gaza City, as Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military operation against Hamas would continue “at full strength” and would “take time”.
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Myanmar opposition group calls for UN peacekeepers to stop killing spree
As the UN Security Council meets in an emergency session to debate the crisis, the group, styling itself as “a people’s government”, wants UN peacekeepers to be sent to stop the killing spree that followed last month’s military coup.
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Growing calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release
There are growing calls around the world for the release of Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under arrest a day after the army seized power in a coup.
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Sherri Goodman: “Climate change is changing the security landscape”
From Washington DC is Sherri Goodman, the Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate and Security.
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UN authorises investigation into attacks on health facilities and schools in Syria’s last rebel-held area
The Secretary General of the United Nations has authorised an investigation into attacks on health facilities and schools in Syria’s last rebel-held area.
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China calls for Hong Kong protesters to be punished
China has called for “violent protesters” in Hong Kong to be swiftly punished, blaming what it called “irresponsible people” in the West for helping create trouble in the territory.
