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US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages

CNN — The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on the grounds it would not have secured the release of hostages. “We made clear throughout negotiations we could not support an unconditional ceasefire that failed to release the hostages. Because, as …

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Egypt Independent November 22, 2024

European Union eager to bypass Budapest veto

This week in Rome Georgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, hosted Viktor Orban, her Hungarian counterpart. From 1 July to

Weekly Blitz June 30, 2024

Georgian president vetoes ‘foreign agents’ bill after widespread opposition

CNN — Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” bill that sparked weeks of widespread protests across the country. Zourabichvili had previously vowed to torpedo the bill, but her veto could still be overruled by a simple majority in parliament, which approved the bill on Tuesday with 84 lawmakers voting in favor and 30 against. …

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Egypt Independent May 20, 2024

Russia vetoes US-backed UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons in space

CNN — Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations resolution that proposed a ban on the use of nuclear weapons in outer space amid US intelligence-backed concerns that Moscow is trying to develop a nuclear device capable of destroying satellites. Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia described the UN draft as a “dirty spectacle” and a “cynical …

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Egypt Independent April 25, 2024

After vetoing three prior UN resolutions on Gaza, US sees its own ceasefire proposal rejected

CNN — A United Nations Security Council resolution proposed by the United States calling for a ceasefire tied to the release of hostages in Gaza failed to pass on Friday, after Russia and China vetoed the draft. The rejected draft resolution called for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire… in connection with the release of all …

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Egypt Independent March 24, 2024