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Iran proposes US deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi detailed the proposal to reporters outside UN Security Council, saying Tehran would also restart stalled talks with the US on Iran’s nuclear programme.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Somalia was working with members of the UN Security Council to support efforts towards peace in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Member states make mandatory annual contributions based on capacity to pay, factoring in gross national income, external debt burden and per-capita income.
US President Trump says a deal between Russia and Ukraine to end the war could be reached in the near future.
Africa
US to end Zimbabwe health funding by end of September
The US will end funding for Zimbabwe’s health programmes at the end of September following the collapse of negotiations over a US-proposed health deal that Zimbabwe rejected.
Health authorities battling the Ebola outbreak in DRC have identified only about 30,000 people who may have been exposed to the virus, a fraction of the more than 400,000 expected through contact tracing.
More than 500 million children are in urgent need of education in several parts of the world, including in Gaza, Sudan, and Nepal.
South Africa and Malaysia convened a high-level meeting on Friday at UN headquarters in New York, bringing together foreign and justice ministers, and senior diplomats from 40 states to discuss ways to strengthen enforcement of international law.
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