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UN Security Council delays vote on Gaza aid until Friday
Fp Staff •The UN vote was delayed despite the United States saying it can now support an amended proposal that would demand that Israel and Hamas allow the use of “all available routes” for humanitarian deliveries
Gaza Conflict: UNSC vote on humanitarian resolution delayed again to avoid US veto
Ajeyo Basu •According to the Gaza Health Ministry, since Israel declared war on Hamas after its surprise attacks on October 7 that resulted in the deaths of over 1,200 persons, predominantly civilians, nearly 20,000 Palestinians have perished. Roughly 240 hostages were taken back to Gaza by the terrorists
'The world is bigger than five': Turkey's Erdogan denounced UNSC over US veto, calls it 'Israel protection council'
Fp Staff •The United States on Friday vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the intense fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
US responsible for the bloodshed of children in Gaza: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas
Fp Staff •Abbas said that 'US policy makes it complicit in the crimes of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces against Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem'
US vetoes extraordinary UN Resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire
Fp Staff •UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked the rarely-used Article 99 of the UN Charter to convene an emergency Security Council meeting calling for an immediate ceasefire. But the US, which supplies billions of dollars in military assistance to Israel, vetoed the resolution
UN Security Council to vote today on lifting arms embargo on Somalia
Fp Staff •UNSC is due to adopt two British-drafted resolutions on Friday - one to remove the full arms embargo on Somalia and another to reimpose an arms embargo on Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab terrorists
Assets of those named by UNSC for terror funding to be frozen within 24 hours: Govt to agencies
•The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the federal agency tasked to detect money laundering and black money in the country's economic channels, has been made the nodal agency for identifying, notifying and initiating legal action against such entities.
North Korea warns to deploy troops on South Korea border, vows more satellite launches
Fp Staff •Nuclear-armed North Korea launched the satellite on Tuesday, saying it successfully entered orbit and was transmitting photographs, but South Korean defence officials and analysts said its capabilities have not been independently verified.
From Ethiopia and Yemen to Ukraine and Gaza: How globalisation of war brings greater chaos and complexities
Maj Gen Jagatbir Singh •Unfortunately, the United Nations, by the very structure of its Security Council, is unable to arrest this trend
‘Will do utmost to restore peace in Palestinian territories,’ says China as it takes over UNSC presidency
Fp Staff •China’s statement comes as Israel increases its military offensive against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. China took over the rotating presidency of the UNSC last week