UN Security Council to meet Friday over Lebanon pager blasts
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Friday over the pager blasts in Lebanon targeting militant group Hezbollah, said Slovenia's U.N. Ambassador Samuel Zbogar, president of the 15-member council for September.
UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon Urge De-Escalation After Heavy Airstrikes
U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon urged immediate de-escalation as hostilities rumbled on at the Lebanese-Israeli border on Friday, following Israel's most intense airstrikes in nearly a year of conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
U.N. chief speaks out on pager attack in Lebanon
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said on Sept. 18 that he is “deeply frustrated” by the situation of conflict in the entire region.
Hundreds more hurt in Lebanon after walkie-talkies, pagers explode in new round of blasts
Walkie-talkies and pagers used by Lebanon's Hezbollah group detonated in homes and businesses across the country.
Components for Pagers Used in Lebanon Blasts Are Not From Taiwan, Minister Says
Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon were not made in Taiwan, Taiwan's economy minister said on Friday. Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said this week it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack,
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon urge immediate de-escalation
The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon urged de-escalation on Friday after a big increase in hostilities at the Lebanese-Israeli border, where Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah have been trading fire for almost a year.
Fear Grips Lebanon After Deadly Twin Pager and Radio Blasts
The apparent Israeli attack has killed at least 37 people and injured thousands more, reports Justin Salhani from Beirut.
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UN’s pact to protect future generations will be undermined by Security Council’s veto and its use in cases of mass atrocity
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UN Security Council's credibility at stake over Gaza conflict - former PM Helen Clark
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UN spokesman: ‘We need diplomacy’ after Lebanon explosions
Walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in an apparent second wave of ...