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UN diplomats trade cables for footballs as Argentina take on England in World Cup

  • In their free moments officials gather around big screens in the delegates lounge to watch the semifinal as the language of football briefly replaces the phrasing of resolutions
  • Even football talk rarely stays free of history and politics; ask a diplomat who they support and the answer is often wrapped in old loyalties, colonial memories or professional caution
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How Saudi Arabia is promoting the waqf to help finance global development

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Christians in Iran continue to face arrest, detention and ill-treatment, UN experts warn

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Bahrain urges ‘firm’ UN Security Council response to Houthi and Iranian ‘blackmail’ attacks

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UN Security Council renews monitoring of Houthi Red Sea attacks amid Yemen airspace escalation

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Saudi Arabia’s Alibrahim: Decade of ‘honest self-assessment’ turned Vision 2030 into measurable SDG progress

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Let this go and you tell all armed groups sovereignty can be defied, says Yemeni envoy to UN

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Security Council members rally behind Saudi Arabia, denounce Iran’s role in Houthi escalations

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Saudi Arabia tells UN forum that development hinges on decisive choices, not favorable circumstances

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Saudi Arabia at UN urges shift from SDG ambition to delivery as Riyadh-hosted forum spotlights prioritization

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Chickenpox cases surge past 18,000 in Gaza as disease outbreak spreads, UN says

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Iran using diplomacy to ‘manage crises, gain time,’ Bahrain tells UN Security Council

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IAEA has lost all knowledge on Iran’s nuclear program: UN political chief

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