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The Security Council (meeting room pictured in a United Nations handout photo released July 2020) enters uncharted territory, as the "snapback" mechanism has never been used before
World
21.08.2024
What is 'snapback'? US' Iran sanctions move explained
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, seen here in March 2020, says the US can unilaterally reimpose UN sanctions on Iran
World
21.08.2024
US to trigger controversial 'snapback' of Iran sanctions at UN
Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao (L) has invited US actor Leonardo DiCaprio on an eight-hour hike in the Amazon after the film star posted a newspaper report on fires that are destroying large swathes of the rainforest
World
21.08.2024
Brazil VP challenges DiCaprio to a hike in the jungle
Notorious Islamic State fighters El Shafee ElSheikh (L) and Alexanda Kotey will not face the death penalty if placed on trial in the United States, according to US Attorney General Bill Barr
World
21.08.2024
US promises Britain not to seek death penalty against IS 'Beatles'
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Some military personnel were still celebrating the coup in Mali a day later
World 21.08.2024
UN Security Council urges Mali mutineers to return to barracks
Donald Trump waves to a crowd during a 2017 visit to Puerto Rico, which the US president is accused of wanting to sell
World 21.08.2024
Trump wanted to 'swap' Puerto Rico for Greenland: ex-official
A team at the University of Southern California has built an 88-milligram "RoBeetle" that runs on methanol and uses an artificial muscle system to crawl, climb, and carry loads on its back for up to two hours
World 21.08.2024
Beyond batteries: Scientists build methanol-powered beetle bot
Turkey's Oruc Reis research vessels and its accompanying fleet of five warships in a disputed part of the Mediterranean
World 21.08.2024
Turkey won't yield to 'pirates' in eastern Med: Erdogan
Former president Barack Obama is the keynote speaker on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention
World 21.08.2024
Obama to headline convention as Harris accepts VP slot
The Mali soldiers leading the coup insist that peace is their priority and have promised to stage elections within a "reasonable" timeframe
World 21.08.2024
Mali coup leaves ex-colonial power France in a bind
Security experts say ISWAP, a splinter group of Boko Haram, is extending its grip and influence around Lake Chad
World 21.08.2024
Jihadists take hundreds hostage in northeast Nigeria town
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, left, at a Geneva wreath-laying ceremony marking World Humanitarian Day
World 21.08.2024
UN hails aid workers after record attacks
Widespread opposition protests in Belarus are a new kind of dilemma for neighbouring Russia
World 21.08.2024
Putin's unexpected dilemma: What to do in Belarus?
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