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Russia has requested to hold a UN Security Council meeting on NATO’s 1999 aggression against Yugoslavia, but Russian diplomats are still waiting for a response from the Japanese presidency of the Council, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said. “Yesterday [on March 25], Russia sent an official letter to the Japanese presidency, requesting to hold as soon as possible a UN Security Council meeting, devoted to the 25th anniversary of NATO’s aggression against Yugoslavia,” he said. “This letter was sent to Security Council members, and we are waiting for an official response from the Japanese presidency.”…

The number of those injured in the Crocus City Hall attack has risen to 360, the center for disaster medicine told TASS. “As of Wednesday morning, 360 people, including 11 children, have been injured in the terrorist attack,” a health emergency official said. As many as 92 people injured in the attack have been hospitalized, while 63 people have been already discharged, with 205 others receiving outpatient treatment, the official added. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told reporters on Tuesday that the number of people hurt in the attack had been growing as people recovered from the initial shock.…

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will attend an Easter service at the chapel at Windsor Castle on Sunday, Buckingham Palace officials said Tuesday, in the first major appearance for the 75-year-old king since he was diagnosed with cancer in February.Officials said Charles and Camilla will be accompanied by members of the royal family at St. George’s Chapel. The event is expected to be smaller than usual. Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, who announced last week that she is also undergoing cancer treatment, are not expected to attend.The king is undergoing treatment and has suspended almost all…

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry warns against rendering the UNSC resolution void of content, while the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine responds to the US delegate’s claim that the resolution is not binding for “Israel”. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned against any attempts to dilute the content of the United Nations Security Council resolution adopted yesterday, emphasizing the necessary immediate implementation of the resolution and the adoption of binding mechanisms fully consistent with its text. The ministry viewed the international resolution as suitable basis for achieving a permanent ceasefire and ending the war through political and diplomatic…

The United States, Britain and Ukraine are behind the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, the chief of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov has told the media. “We believe that this is true. In any case, we are now talking about the factual information we have. This is general information, but they have a long record of this sort,” he said after participating in an enlarged meeting of the Prosecutor General’s Office board, when asked whether the US, Britain and Ukraine were behind the terrorist attack. Bortnikov believes that Ukraine has been trying to prove it is capable…

Egypt has welcomed the UN Security Council’s adoption of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, while stressing the continuation of its efforts toward stopping the war. Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “The Arab Republic of Egypt welcomes the Security Council’s adoption of a resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during the month of Ramadan, for the first time since the beginning of the crisis and following the Security Council’s repeated inability to reach a resolution demanding a permanent ceasefire. “Egypt considers that the adoption of this decision, after more than five months of Israeli military…

Haniyeh met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the latest developments in Gaza. “Examining the latest situation of the war in Gaza and the ongoing aggression of the Zionist regime against the people of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are among the most important agendas of the trip and the talks between the officials of the two sides,” official news agency IRNA reported. Since the beginning of Israel’s military aggression and genocide against the Palestinians, Iran has used its diplomatic power to try to stop the war and provide immediate humanitarian aid to…

The Arab League and the Arab Parliament have welcomed the UN Security Council’s Monday resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and called for its implementation. The resolution demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas, as well as the release of hostages. The US abstained from the vote, angering ally Israel, which had wanted Washington to veto it. The remaining 14 council members voted in favor. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that the decision came after a significant delay, following over “five months of barbaric and brutal Israeli aggression against…

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