Middle East Eye • April 7, 2026 16:08

UN Security Council fails to approve resolution on Strait of Hormuz

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At a vote in the UN Security Council on Tuesday, China and Russia vetoed a Bahraini resolution encouraging states to coordinate efforts to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The 15-member Security Council voted 11 in favor of the resolution, with two against and two abstentions.

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China and Russia veto U.N. resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping

Tue 16:08 - Middle East Eye

UN Security Council fails to approve resolution on Strait of Hormuz

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Aftenposten (NO)

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08:11

Fire at Russian oil facilities after new Ukrainian drone attacks

Ukraina angrep to russiske oljeanlegg natt til søndag, noe som førte til branner ved begge anleggene.

Al Jazeera English

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10:15

‘US-Israel playing Russian roulette with security of the region’

10:20

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23:40

Video shows the moment a Russian drone hit an apartment in Ukraine

Russia has unleashed a massive round of deadly air strikes across Ukraine, in a so-called "Easter escalation."

Al-Monitor

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16:01

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April 7 (Reuters) - At a vote in the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, China and Russia vetoed a Bahraini resolution encouraging states to coordinate efforts to protect commercial shipping …

10:36

Macron says it is unrealistic to open Hormuz Strait by force

PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday it would be unrealistic to launch a military operation to force open the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. …

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14:00

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Die Zeit Newsfeed

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10:49

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Euronews

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12:21

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07:53

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11:37

Ukrainian children taken at gunpoint by Russian forces in Kherson, documents show

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12:30

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