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Key players tangle at UNSC at ‘perilous turn’ of US-Israel-Iran conflict

Tensions soar at the UN as Iran and its allies condemn US military actions, while the US and Israel reject censure.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,140

Here is where things stand on Wednesday, 9 April.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: How the US position has changed on UN resolutions

The US vote against Ukraine and Europe’s UN resolution reflects larger policy changes of the Trump administration.

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US sides with Russia on Ukraine vote at UN; India abstains

Meanwhile, India abstained from voting on the UN's Ukraine war resolutions. Read further on Dynamite News:

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US votes against UN resolution condemning Russia for war as Macron and Trump meet at White House

US accused of ‘betrayal’ as it votes alongside Russia and North Korea against UN resolution condemning war

Evening Standard

US refuses to condemn Russian invasion

The US joined Russian allies Belarus, Hungary and Nicaragua in voting against a condemnation of the 2022 invasion

Salon

US sides with Russia in UN vote on ending Ukraine war

The United States has failed to get the UN General Assembly to approve its resolution seeking to end the war in Ukraine without mentioning Russian…

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US Mission Marks 40th Anniversary of Beirut Embassy Bombing

US Ambassador to Beirut Dorothy Shea has said that Hezbollah has failed in its efforts to “break us,” adding “no one can break the resolve we all share.” The US mission on Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the April 18, 1983 bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut, in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, UN Reroute $72M to Support Lebanon's Security Personnel

The US Embassy in Beirut, in a joint program with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), announced Wednesday the rollout of a program providing $72 million in temporary financial support for Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Internal Security Forces (ISF) personnel. The “LAF-ISF Livelihood Support Program” was announced at a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US reroutes $72M in aid for wages for Lebanese army, police

The United States is rerouting $72 million of America’s assistance to Lebanon to help the cash-strapped government boost wages of its soldiers and police officers

The Independent UK

U.S. boosts depleted salaries of Lebanon security forces via U.N

The United States announced on Wednesday it would provide $72 million as cash stipends to Lebanon's security forces through a bespoke United Nations programme after a currency meltdown slashed salaries.

Reuters

US Boosts Depleted Salaries of Lebanon Security Forces via UN

The United States announced on Wednesday it would provide $72 million as cash stipends to Lebanon's security forces through a bespoke United Nations program after a currency meltdown slashed salaries. Lebanon's currency has lost about 97% of its value against the dollar since the country's financial system collapsed in 2019,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon MP sanctioned by US says he played behind-the-scenes role in border talks

A leading Lebanese politician who is sanctioned by the United States said on Thursday he played a behind-the-scenes role in U.S.-brokered talks to delineate Lebanon's maritime boundary with Israel by liaising with Hezbollah.

Reuters

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: US Draft Proposal on Maritime Deal is ‘Positive’

US mediator Amos Hochstein has presented a written proposal for maritime boundary demarcation between Lebanon and Israel that establishes a qualitative breakthrough in the indirect negotiations between the two enemy states. Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri had labeled the proposal as a “draft deal” that meets Lebanon's demands.

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Lebanon: US Ensures Egypt, Jordan are Exempted from Caesar Act on Gas Deal

The US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea assured that progress has been made on the agreement to secure Egypt and Jordan from the Caesar Act in order to deliver natural gas to cash-strapped Lebanon. Shea made her assurance during a meeting with Lebanon’s caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayyad on Friday.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Says ‘No Wiggle Room’ on Lebanon Holding May Elections

Lebanon's upcoming parliamentary polls must be held on time, US Ambassador Dorothy Shea told Reuters, amid widespread concern that powerful parties may seek to postpone the May vote that could see them lose some power in the legislature. "The international community is unanimous that the elections must be held on…

Reuters

U.S. says 'no wiggle room' on Lebanon holding May elections

Lebanon's upcoming parliamentary polls must be held on time, U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea told Reuters, amid widespread concern that powerful parties may seek to postpone the May vote that could see them lose some power in the legislature.

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