UN Blames Russia for Downing of Malaysian Plane
The 2014 tragedy claimed the lives of almost three hundred people.
The 2014 tragedy claimed the lives of almost three hundred people.

Brussels insists that Israel should stop its strikes immediately, echoing recent comments coming from Hamas.

Some NGOs argued the talks focus excessively on recycling plastic rather than rolling back its manufacture in the first place.

The UN asks for benevolence towards activists whose demands—mainly about human rights and environmental issues—are deemed “existential.”

Nasser Kanani, the Foreign Ministry spokesman asserted that there would be “no form of cooperation with this political committee which has been framed as a fact-finding committee.”

A key consideration—and main reason for the hold-up—is Russia’s demand that restrictions on its exports of agricultural products be lifted; in the pursuit of that goal, Russia is using its participation as a bargaining chip.