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  • Russia, China ask UN Security Council to vote on delaying return of Iran sanctions

    09/25/2025 2:28:04 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 15 replies
    Reuters Yahoo News ^ | Michelle Nichols
    Russia and China asked the United Nations Security Council to vote on Friday on a draft resolution to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran, diplomats said. All U.N. sanctions on Iran are due to be reimposed at 8 p.m. EDT on Friday (0000 GMT on Saturday) after Britain, France and Germany triggered a 30-day process accusing Tehran of violating a 2015 deal with world powers aimed at preventing it from developing a nuclear weapon. A resolution in the 15-member U.N. Security Council needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by either Britain, France...
  • Russia's summer push in Ukraine targets three fronts but faces stern resistance

    07/09/2025 2:16:22 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 7 replies
    BBC News ^ | July 9, 2025 | Abdujalil Abdurasulov
    While Russia's overnight drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have hit record levels, on the ground its military is claiming territorial gains. Last month Russian forces seized 556 sq km (215 sq miles), its biggest land grab this year, according to the open-source DeepState monitoring website in Ukraine. That is an area four times the size of Liverpool and nearly the same size as the city of Chicago. Russia's goal is to cut off supply routes used by Ukrainian troops in the east, and create a buffer zone inside Ukraine's northern borders. But its advance remains relatively slow. At this...