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At U.N. Security Council, Russia Counters Trump Gaza Plan With Its Own
ByFarnaz Fassihi November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

The Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.

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At U.N. Security Council, Russia Counters Trump Gaza Plan With Its Own
ByFarnaz Fassihi November 14, 2025

The Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.

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Syrian president in first visit to Moscow as former enemies hold talks
ByPjotr Sauer October 15, 2025

Ahmed al-Sharaa in effort to diversify alliances while Putin seeks to safeguard military interests in Syria The Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, travelled to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Vladimir Putin, marking their first meeting since the fal…

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Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy
ByCarlotta Gall and Nicole Tung October 15, 2025

President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.

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Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East
ByPjotr Sauer October 15, 2025

Trump’s Gaza summit may bring home to Russia how much Ukraine war has damaged its international standingWhen Vladimir Putin first announced he would host a “Russia-Arab world” summit, the Kremlin imagined the region’s leaders flying to Moscow to discus…

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Iranians Brace for Economic Impact of New U.N. Sanctions
ByFarnaz Fassihi September 27, 2025September 28, 2025

Already suffering a 40 percent inflation rate and critical shortages of power and water, many in Iran expect conditions to get worse.

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Russia and China Fail to Delay U.N. ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Against Iran Over Nuclear Program
ByPranav Baskar September 26, 2025September 27, 2025

The unsuccessful bid to put off the sanctions for six months over Iran’s nuclear program means they would go into effect early Sunday in Iran.

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Iran snapback sanctions loom as UN security council set to vote on nuclear programme
ByPatrick Wintour September 26, 2025

Russian efforts to delay the return of sanctions is expected to fail during vote on FridayA final Russian attempt to defer the snapback of large-scale UN sanctions on Iran is expected to fail at the UN security council on Friday after European countrie…

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Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership
ByPatrick Wintourin New York September 24, 2025

US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliancesSuch is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nati…

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Putin, Gaza, tariffs and Mandelson: key details from Trump-Starmer press conference
ByKiran Stacey Policy editor September 18, 2025

The two leaders skirted around areas of potential conflict but there was still plenty of news and startling informationGiven an hour to speak freely in front of the world’s media, Donald Trump is always likely to spring a surprise or two.His joint pres…

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