UNITED NATIONS -- The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution with overwhelming support on cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
The resolution, introduced by China and co-sponsored by nearly 40 countries, including all SCO member states, highly commends the constructive role of the SCO in promoting regional peace, development, mutual trust and cooperation. (UN-SCO-Resolution)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he would not attend the G20 summit in South Africa later this year, but planned to send Vice President JD Vance in his place.
He also said the United States will host next year's G20 at his golf club, Trump National Doral, near Miami. (US-Trump-G20)
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JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday announced a new humanitarian zone in the southern Gaza Strip ahead of its planned operation to capture Gaza City in the north.
The designated humanitarian zone was set in Khan Younis, "in light of the expansion of the ground operation in Gaza City and the takeover of Hamas strongholds as part of Operation Gideon's Chariots II," an IDF statement read. (Israel-Gaza City-Humanitarian Zone)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are "very close" to agreeing on a new framework for the resumption of bilateral cooperation.
He made the remarks at a conference in Tehran while commenting on the future cooperation between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog, as well as the results of a new round of talks between the two sides, which began in Vienna on Friday, according to the official news agency IRNA. (Iran-IAEA-Cooperation Framework) ■
