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North Korean Smugglers Disguised Under Pacific Island Flags

North Korean "smuggling networks" are registering ships in Pacific nations to disguise themselves while trafficking oil, according to former United Nations sanctions experts and documents obtained by AFP. With strict sanctions limiting Pyongyang's ability to import fuel, North Korean smugglers have adopted increasingly creative methods to deceive authorities and dodge…

International Business Times

Australia sanctions North Korea over satellite launch

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced further sanctions on North Korea after it violated UN Security Council resolutions on missile technology.

AAP

Kim's sister rejects US offer of dialogue with North Korea and vows more satellite launches

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted condemnations of the North’s recent spy satellite launch, vowing more launches in violation of U.N. bans

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Tensions Rise As US And North Korean Ambassadors Spar At UN Security Council Meeting

US and North Korean Ambassadors Clash at UN in Rare Verbal Exchange Amid Escalating Tensions

Zenger

Blinken arrives in Seoul for talks focused on North Korea and its military cooperation with Russia

Heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, suspected North Korean cooperation with Russia in its war on Ukraine and concerns about China’s growing aggressiveness are topping U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s agenda as he visits South Korea

The Independent UK

North Korea sent a million missiles to Russia, South Korean spy agency says

The deliveries amounted to two months' worth of shells for Russia, according to South Korea

Evening Standard

North Korea has likely sent missiles as well as ammunition and shells to Russia, Seoul says

South Korea says North Korea has likely supplied several types of missiles to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, along with its widely reported shipments of ammunition and shells

The Independent UK

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Israel-Hamas war: ‘420 children killed or injured every day’, UNICEF spokesperson says

Speaking at an UN Security Council emergency meeting on Monday, the UN's Children's Fund (UNICEF) executive director said that two thirds of all people killed in Gaza since Israel declared war on Hamas, have been women and children. Joining us on Perspective, UNICEF spokesperson Toby Fricker says that the number…

France 24

US Vetoes UN Resolution On Israel-Hamas Conflict

Washington rejects humanitarian pauses, prioritizes direct diplomacy

Zenger

Israel-Hamas war tests Western unity as Global South slams 'double standards'

International responses to the October 7 Hamas attack were broadly split between the Global North and South over condemnations of the killings of just Israeli civilians in the terror attack or all civilians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But as the Gaza humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, divisions are increasing within…

France 24

North Korea sends '1,000 containers' of weapons to Russia

North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for its war in Ukraine, the White House said.

Evening Standard

Kenya's president welcomes UN Security Council's approval to send a Kenya-led mission to Haiti

Kenya’s president has welcomed the U_N_ Security Council’s resolution to send a Kenya-led multinational armed force to Haiti to help combat violent gangs and pledged that it will “not fail the people of Haiti.”

The Independent UK

US Envoy Blasts Israeli And Palestinian Actions At UN Security Council Meeting

US Ambassador to UN criticizes Israelis and Palestinians, calls out Holocaust denial and illegal activities

Zenger

North Korea's Kim sets forth steps to boost Russia ties as US and Seoul warn about weapons deals

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has ordered unspecified steps to further develop his nation's relations with Russia after his recent visit

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The Conversation

Stripping Russia's veto power on the Security Council is all but impossible. Perhaps we should expect less from the UN instead

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lambasted the UN Security Council yet again, saying in a speech this week that as long as Russia has veto power on the body, it will remain powerless to do anything to stop the war in Ukraine – or any other conflict.

The Independent UK

As UN Security Council takes up Ukraine, a potentially dramatic meeting may be at hand

All eyes will be on Ukraine’s president and Russia’s top diplomat at a U.N. Security Council meeting Wednesday on the 19-month war in Ukraine: Will they clash

The Independent UK

Dowden to join Zelensky in criticising Russia at UN Security Council

The meeting could see Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky come face to face with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.

France 24

Ukraine's Zelensky tells UN Security Council Russian invasion 'criminal'

Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had accepted Chinese President Xi Jinping's invitation to travel to China in October. The announcement came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took part in a special session on Ukraine at the UN Security Council on Wednesday, where he said that Russia's invasion…

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Al Jazeera

UN General Assembly: What to expect as world leaders gather this week

World leaders head to New York to take part in high-level United Nations talks. Here’s all you need to know.

The Guardian - AU

Putin and Kim Jong-un exchange rifles as North Korean leader continues Russia tour

Russian president also gave Kim at meeting the gift of a ‘glove from a space suit that has been to space’ amid warnings from US and South Korea about any weapons deal

Al Jazeera

Kim Jong Un’s support for Russia sparks warnings from the West

US says it ‘won’t hesitate’ to impose more sanctions on Russia and North Korea if they conclude any new arms deal.

The Hindu

India 'very important', but it is for members to decide on its UNSC membership, says Antonio Guterres

UN Chief Guterres hails India as "country of the world" and "very important" partner in multilateral system. Urges immediate reforms to UNSC and other multilateral institutions to reflect today's world. Pitches for global solidarity to tackle poverty, hunger & inequality. Hopes India's G20 presidency will help achieve transformative change. Warns…

The Independent UK

US hits North Korean and Russian accused of supporting North Korea's ballistics missile program

In response to North Korea’s failed launch of a spy satellite last week, the U.S. has imposed sanctions on two men and a Moscow-registered firm accused of supporting North Korea’s ballistic missile program

Al Jazeera

US warns N Korea against selling weapons to Russia for Ukraine war

White House says Pyongyang should ‘cease its arms negotiations’ with Moscow amid escalating tensions with Washington.

Al Jazeera

Possible Kenya-led mission to Haiti prompts growing calls for safeguards

Rights advocates say framework needed due to Kenya’s domestic police record, grim history of intervention in Haiti.

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