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UN chief ‘particularly worried’ about power of social media giants & calls for laws to keep them in check

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Regulations are needed to reign in companies like Twitter so that their actions, such as the banning of former US president Donald Trump, are “in line with the law,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. … Read More >UN chief ‘particularly worried’ about power of social media giants & calls for laws to keep them in check

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Iran threatens to block some UN nuclear site inspections as it urges Biden to undo sanctions

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Tehran has suggested that it may prevent some upcoming inspections of its nuclear facilities by the UN’s atomic agency as it tries to push US President Joe Biden into reversing the sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. … Read More >Iran threatens to block some UN nuclear site inspections as it urges Biden to undo sanctions

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Iran urges UN nuclear watchdog not to share ‘unnecessary’ details about its nuclear program

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Tehran has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) not to publicize “unnecessary” details about its nuclear program after France, Germany and the UK claimed Iran has “no credible civilian use” for metallic uranium. … Read More >Iran urges UN nuclear watchdog not to share ‘unnecessary’ details about its nuclear program

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UN: US Plan to Blacklist Yemeni Houthis May Cause ‘Humanitarian and Political Repercussions’

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United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric warned during a 11 January briefing that the US intention to brand Yemen’s Houthi movement as a terrorist organization is “likely to have serious humanitarian and political repercussions.” … Read More >UN: US Plan to Blacklist Yemeni Houthis May Cause ‘Humanitarian and Political Repercussions’

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Iraq Insists on Blackwater Case Transfer to Int’l Courts, UN, Urges States to Back Baghdad

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Iraqi legislators intend to transfer to international courts and the UN the case of four former Blackwater contractors convicted of killing innocent Iraqi civilians and recently pardoned by US President Donald Trump for further consideration, a member of the Iraqi parliament’s security and defense committee told Sputnik. … Read More >Iraq Insists on Blackwater Case Transfer to Int’l Courts, UN, Urges States to Back Baghdad

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Netanyahu Hints ‘a Lot More’ Arab States to Normalise Ties With Israel ‘Sooner Than People Expect’

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After decades without progress in achieving recognition of the Jewish state, Israel has managed to establish diplomatic ties with four Arab states over the last four months with assistance from the Trump administration. … Read More >Netanyahu Hints ‘a Lot More’ Arab States to Normalise Ties With Israel ‘Sooner Than People Expect’

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‘Decade of persecution & unjust suffering’: UN special rapporteur on torture urges Trump to pardon Assange

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UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has urged the outgoing US President Donald Trump to pardon WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, arguing he suffered years of persecution for merely “telling the truth.” … Read More >‘Decade of persecution & unjust suffering’: UN special rapporteur on torture urges Trump to pardon Assange