Security Council to discuss Palestine's request for full UN membership Monday
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will consider Palestine's request for full membership in the organization and its transfer to the UNSC Committee on the Admission of New Members on April 8, a schedule of meetings for next week revealed.
The presidency of the UNSC will hold consultations to discuss further actions on Palestine's request at 10:00 am local time (14:00 GMT) Monday, the schedule read. At 12:00 noon local time the presidency will convene the council's closed meeting to confirm receipt of Palestine's letter and transfer it to the relevant committee.
Currently Palestine has only observer status at the UN, a recognition it has been granted since 2012.
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will consider Palestine's request for full membership in the organization and its transfer to the UNSC Committee on the Admission of New Members on April 8, a schedule of meetings for next week revealed.
The presidency of the UNSC will hold consultations to discuss further actions on Palestine's request at 10:00 am local time (14:00 GMT) Monday, the schedule read. At 12:00 noon local time the presidency will convene the council's closed meeting to confirm receipt of Palestine's letter and transfer it to the relevant committee.
Currently Palestine has only observer status at the UN, a recognition it has been granted since 2012.
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Israel claims to open Erez land crossing following phone call with Biden
Israel said the country will temporarily open its Erez land crossing into Gaza for humanitarian aid after a phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, but questions remain over the United States' willingness to seriously challenge its Middle Eastern ally.
The US president reportedly threatened to withhold support during the call Thursday and "underscored that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilize and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians.”
Despite the threat the White House has not yet stated it will cease supplying their ally with weapons. When asked about the supply of lethal aid to Israel becoming “conditional,” US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby insisted he would not “preview decisions that haven’t been made yet”.
The Biden White House previously announced sanctions on a handful of West Bank settlers in a rare concrete measure against Israel, but the policy was recently walked back amid opposition from Israel's treasury chief.
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Israel said the country will temporarily open its Erez land crossing into Gaza for humanitarian aid after a phone call between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, but questions remain over the United States' willingness to seriously challenge its Middle Eastern ally.
The US president reportedly threatened to withhold support during the call Thursday and "underscored that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilize and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians.”
Despite the threat the White House has not yet stated it will cease supplying their ally with weapons. When asked about the supply of lethal aid to Israel becoming “conditional,” US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby insisted he would not “preview decisions that haven’t been made yet”.
The Biden White House previously announced sanctions on a handful of West Bank settlers in a rare concrete measure against Israel, but the policy was recently walked back amid opposition from Israel's treasury chief.
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🎥 Sappers of the Russian army destroyed about 5,000 explosive objects near Mariupol since the beginning of 2024.
The sappers of the engineering troops' combined demining unit continue to work on demining the territories liberated by Russian troops. The sappers destroy everything that can explode on the spot, while the rest is taken to a training ground.
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The sappers of the engineering troops' combined demining unit continue to work on demining the territories liberated by Russian troops. The sappers destroy everything that can explode on the spot, while the rest is taken to a training ground.
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Russian Armed Forces have destroyed a foreign anti-aircraft defense system near the Kharkov airport, the coordinator of the Nikolaev resistance movement, Sergei Lebedev, told Sputnik.
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"The missile struck near the airport, they [Russian forces] directly hit a new foreign air defense system, it detonated, but not with missiles," he said.
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Ukrainian soldiers are massively and routinely attacked by Russian guided aerial bombs, said Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Foreign Minister.
Kuleba added that one "cannot jam them," "cannot hide from them."
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“ [Ukrainian forces] are being massively and I would say even routinely attacked by guided aerial bombs that wipe out our positions,” he told the Financial Times.
Kuleba added that one "cannot jam them," "cannot hide from them."
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to visit China on April 8-9 to talk with his counterpart Wang Yi, Russian Foreign Ministry announced.
The talks are expected to cover a number of burning issues, including the Ukrainian crisis and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Last October, Lavrov met with Wang Yi in Beijing ahead of the international forum "One Belt - One Road." The ministers expressed satisfaction with the “positive dynamics of Russian-Chinese comprehensive interaction.”
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The talks are expected to cover a number of burning issues, including the Ukrainian crisis and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Last October, Lavrov met with Wang Yi in Beijing ahead of the international forum "One Belt - One Road." The ministers expressed satisfaction with the “positive dynamics of Russian-Chinese comprehensive interaction.”
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Peter Pellegrini officially won the Slovak presidential election with 53.12%, the State Election Commission announced.
Pellegrini is the head of the Slovak parliament and opposes arms sales to Ukraine. Prime-minister Fico previously supported him, calling him "a moderate candidate who understands the value of peace."
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Pellegrini is the head of the Slovak parliament and opposes arms sales to Ukraine. Prime-minister Fico previously supported him, calling him "a moderate candidate who understands the value of peace."
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US reluctant to cut off Israel's arms pipeline despite Gaza deaths
Despite its verbal rhetoric about Israel's actions in Gaza, the Biden administration is reluctant to cut off Tel Aviv's lucrative arms pipeline.
When Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call after the deadly attack on the WCK workers to minimize civilian harm in Gaza, he did not at any point threaten to limit US arms supplies, the NYT noted.
Biden "has the power to limit any foreign arms deliveries, even those previously approved by Congress," yet there was no specific "or else" delivered to Netanyahu during their exchange, officials were quoted as saying.
The US is the largest supplier of arms to Israel:
◾️According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, it will account for 69% of Israel's arms imports between 2019 and 2023.
◾️Shipments to Israel will continue under a 10-year military deal signed in 2016 that guarantees Israel $3.3 billion a year to buy weapons from the US. Another $500 million a year is earmarked for missile defense.
◾️There is a legal loophole tied to the price tag that allows the sales to bypass congressional oversight. The State Department notifies Congress only if the tranche is worth more than $25 million.
◾️Three new Israeli arms orders reportedly exceeded the price tag threshold requiring congressional review, but were pushed through using "emergency" authority.
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Despite its verbal rhetoric about Israel's actions in Gaza, the Biden administration is reluctant to cut off Tel Aviv's lucrative arms pipeline.
When Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call after the deadly attack on the WCK workers to minimize civilian harm in Gaza, he did not at any point threaten to limit US arms supplies, the NYT noted.
Biden "has the power to limit any foreign arms deliveries, even those previously approved by Congress," yet there was no specific "or else" delivered to Netanyahu during their exchange, officials were quoted as saying.
The US is the largest supplier of arms to Israel:
◾️According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, it will account for 69% of Israel's arms imports between 2019 and 2023.
◾️Shipments to Israel will continue under a 10-year military deal signed in 2016 that guarantees Israel $3.3 billion a year to buy weapons from the US. Another $500 million a year is earmarked for missile defense.
◾️There is a legal loophole tied to the price tag that allows the sales to bypass congressional oversight. The State Department notifies Congress only if the tranche is worth more than $25 million.
◾️Three new Israeli arms orders reportedly exceeded the price tag threshold requiring congressional review, but were pushed through using "emergency" authority.
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🔸Peter Pellegrini, who opposes military supplies to Ukraine, has become Slovak president, getting 53,12% of votes
🔸Sappers of the Russian army destroyed about 5,000 explosive objects near Mariupol since the beginning of 2024
🔸US reluctant to cut off Israel's arms pipeline despite Gaza civilian deaths, remaining the largest weapons supplier to Tel Aviv
🔸Nicaragua cuts diplomatic ties with Ecuador amid fallout from Mexican embassy invasion
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🔸Sappers of the Russian army destroyed about 5,000 explosive objects near Mariupol since the beginning of 2024
🔸US reluctant to cut off Israel's arms pipeline despite Gaza civilian deaths, remaining the largest weapons supplier to Tel Aviv
🔸Nicaragua cuts diplomatic ties with Ecuador amid fallout from Mexican embassy invasion
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The IDF withdrew all ground forces from the southern Gaza Strip overnight after four months of fighting near the city of Khan Younis, Israeli media reported.
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Road to freedom: 10th anniversary of people power in the Donbass
Ten years ago today, on April 7, 2014, Donbass residents would begin their long, difficult journey home to Russia with the proclamation of people’s republics. That day the Donetsk People’s Republic was proclaimed, followed by the Lugansk People's Republic on April 27.
The measure was taken in the aftermath of a US-sponsored coup d’etat in Kiev and threats by the new authorities to crack down on eastern Ukraine’s Russian-speaking population. It would be the first in a series of steps culminating in the September 2022 referendums in which Donbass residents overwhelmingly voted to join Russia.
But getting to that point would take over eight years, from the proclamation of independence from Kiev and the adoption of separate constitutions to resistance to a brutal Ukrainian military campaign hoping to crush Donbass residents’ spirits.
How did it all go down in the spring of 2014? Check out Sputnik’s infographic.
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Ten years ago today, on April 7, 2014, Donbass residents would begin their long, difficult journey home to Russia with the proclamation of people’s republics. That day the Donetsk People’s Republic was proclaimed, followed by the Lugansk People's Republic on April 27.
The measure was taken in the aftermath of a US-sponsored coup d’etat in Kiev and threats by the new authorities to crack down on eastern Ukraine’s Russian-speaking population. It would be the first in a series of steps culminating in the September 2022 referendums in which Donbass residents overwhelmingly voted to join Russia.
But getting to that point would take over eight years, from the proclamation of independence from Kiev and the adoption of separate constitutions to resistance to a brutal Ukrainian military campaign hoping to crush Donbass residents’ spirits.
How did it all go down in the spring of 2014? Check out Sputnik’s infographic.
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The Pantsir-M naval air defense system has been used for the first time in the special military operation zone and destroyed Storm Shadow missiles, the CEO of High Precision Systems (part of Russian state-owned defense corporation Rostec), Oleg Ryazantsev, told Sputnik on Sunday.
"The ship, while on a combat duty, downed Storm Shadow missiles. In other words, is was the first effective successful use of the Pantsir-M serial system," he said.
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Road to freedom: 10th anniversary of people power in the Donbass Ten years ago today, on April 7, 2014, Donbass residents would begin their long, difficult journey home to Russia with the proclamation of people’s republics. That day the Donetsk People’s…
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🎥 Activists of youth organizations unfurled a 200-meter-long DPR flag at the Saur Mogila memorial near Donetsk in honor of the tenth anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic.
Every year on April 7 the DPR celebrates the anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic. On this day in 2014, the declaration of sovereignty of the DPR and the law on proclaiming the independence of the republic were adopted.
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Every year on April 7 the DPR celebrates the anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic. On this day in 2014, the declaration of sovereignty of the DPR and the law on proclaiming the independence of the republic were adopted.
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Russian flamethrowers have become more accurate
The accuracy of TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" heavy flamethrower systems has been increased to several metres due to the requirements of radiation, chemical and biological defence troops, said Vladimir Pimenov, General Director of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute "Signal" (part of the "High-Precision Complexes").
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The accuracy of TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" heavy flamethrower systems has been increased to several metres due to the requirements of radiation, chemical and biological defence troops, said Vladimir Pimenov, General Director of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute "Signal" (part of the "High-Precision Complexes").
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