Rival US and Russian Western Sahara resolutions fail at UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council has rejected competing draft resolutions on Western Sahara, leaving the future of the UN peacekeeping mission there uncertain. The failure came as the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, known as MINURSO, was due to expire on Saturday unless members reached a last-minute agreement. The dispute centres on a territory that remains divided between Morocco and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front.Russia vetoed the US-backed draft on Friday, even though it won support from 11 of the council's 15 members. A separate Russian draft then failed to secure the nine votes... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 31 Oct 2026 10:33 LONDON
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Italy tightens security as nationwide student and union protests spread
Italy has tightened security as tens of thousands of students and union members took part in coordinated protests across the country on Friday. Marches were held in dozens of cities, with Rome, Milan and Naples among the main centres affected. The demonstrations focused on living costs, education funding, fuel prices, defence spending and the wars in the Middle East.A large police presence was deployed as the government moved to limit the risk of unrest. In Rome, security was stepped up around the Colosseum, while Milan's cathedral also received special protection. In Turin, there were small skirmishes between protesters and riot... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Oct 2026 13:33 LONDON
UN vote on Cuba embargo support falls to 30-year low amid diplomatic row
The United Nations General Assembly has again voted to call for an end to the United States embargo on Cuba, but support for the resolution has fallen to its lowest level in more than 30 years. The measure passed with 130 votes in favour, 17 against and 25 abstentions, according to the tally released after the session in New York. That is the weakest level of support since 1995, and well below last year's backing from more than 160 countries.The vote is nonbinding, but it is closely watched as a measure of international opinion on the long-running dispute. Germany, Italy... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 28 Oct 2026 21:59 LONDON
