Noontime News Recap: UN deadlock on Western Sahara as Lebanon, Sudan and Ukraine developments unfold
The United Nations Security Council has rejected rival US and Russian draft resolutions on Western Sahara, leaving the future of the UN peacekeeping mission there uncertain after the competing texts failed to win approval. 🔗In Lebanon, a military court has charged 13 people it says are linked to Hezbollah over the trafficking of explosives, following a seizure earlier this month at a site in the south of the country. 🔗In Sudan, a senior commander in the Rapid Support Forces has defected and accused the paramilitary leadership of running the group like a family business and suppressing dissent, a fresh sign... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 31 Oct 2026 12:26 LONDON
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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
