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(MENAFN) Belgium's foreign minister has taken aim at President Donald Trump's address to the UN General Assembly, arguing the speech leaned heavily on domestic American politics rather than the pressing global issues the gathering is meant to...

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(MENAFN) Neutrality does not require Switzerland to withhold judgment when international law is broken, the Swiss government told Anadolu ahead of Sunday's referendum on whether to enshrine stricter constitutional limits on the country's...

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(MENAFN) Germany called Saturday for "profound" reforms to the United Nations aimed at making the world body more effective, as pressure builds around the selection of a new secretary-general.

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(MENAFN) Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast called Tuesday for sweeping reform of the UN, urging the body to cut bureaucracy, redirect its budget and overhaul the Security Council so that its decisions carry weight.

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(MENAFN) Naoero's President David Adeang announced Tuesday that his country will withdraw from the International Criminal Court, telling the 81st UN General Assembly in New York that the institution's relevance is "increasingly being questioned."...

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(MENAFN) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly last week sparked widespread criticism after he directed accusations at countries and prominent figures opposing Israel’s actions.

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(MENAFN) Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan called Saturday for serious international cooperation to protect freedom of navigation, stressing that any regional security arrangements must be comprehensive. "Protecting international...

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(MENAFN) Palestine "remains a test of our conscience," Indonesia's foreign minister declared Saturday, calling for sovereignty to be honored and colonialism brought to a close. "Sovereignty must be respected and colonialism must be brought to an...

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(MENAFN) Cuba is not a threat to the United States and remains ready for dialogue with Washington based on sovereign equality and respect for international law, the country's foreign minister said Saturday.

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(MENAFN) The global order is experiencing “a rupture, not a transition,” Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Saturday, warning that major powers are stepping back from economic cooperation and increasingly disregarding the sovereignty of...

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(MENAFN) Tunisia's Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti issued a sharp rebuke of Israeli policy on Saturday, reaffirming his government's rejection of moves to alter Jerusalem's historical and legal standing and cautioning that dismantling the UN's...

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(MENAFN) Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates said Sunday that reaching an international agreement on artificial intelligence could prove “more difficult” than the Cold War negotiations aimed at restricting nuclear weapons. “This is...

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(MENAFN) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan holds separate discussions with his counterparts from Venezuela, El Salvador, Guinea-Bissau and Bangladesh in New York on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Indonesia said Saturday that the Palestinian issue remains a major measure of the international community's commitment to its principles, urging respect for national sovereignty and an end to colonialism.

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(MENAFN) China will "continue to support the Security Council in fulfilling its primary responsibility for maintaining world peace and security," Chinese Vice President Han Zheng told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday, meeting on the...

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(MENAFN) Midtown Manhattan has ground to a near-standstill this week as barricades and traffic gridlock take hold across the city, which is managing the massive security and logistical demands of hosting delegates from nearly 200 countries for the...

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(MENAFN) Malaysia renewed its demands for international action over the Palestinian issue Saturday, with Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan also calling for greater scrutiny of the UN Security Council veto, which he said has repeatedly blocked the...

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(MENAFN) Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand delivered a stark assessment of the international system on Saturday, telling the United Nations that the world is witnessing a fundamental break rather than a gradual shift in global power...

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(MENAFN) Brunei has issued a stark warning to the international community, declaring that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict now stands as a defining test of the United Nations' credibility and its commitment to applying international law equally to...

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(MENAFN) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa held talks late Tuesday with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly session, with both sides pledging to deepen bilateral coordination, Syria's official news...