Cease-fire

• Russia, China veto U.S.-backed UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire

  Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored UN resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.

  World

  Mar 22
  
• UN envoy no longer welcome in Sudan as both sides agree to brief cease-fire

  Sudanese authorities say UN envoy Volker Pethes is no longer welcome in the country, after being a key mediator in Sudan's brutal conflict.

  Politics

  Jun 9, 2023
  
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• Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on ceasefire to end renewed deadly border clashes

  The ceasefire declaration followed two days of heavy fighting that marked the largest outbreak of hostilities between the two longtime adversaries in nearly two years.

  World

  Sep 14, 2022
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• Britain to push for cease-fires in conflict zones to allow for COVID-19 vaccine delivery

  Britain says more than 160 million people are at risk of being excluded from coronavirus vaccinations because they live in countries engulfed in conflict and instability.

  World

  Feb 17, 2021
• US, Britain call for immediate cease-fire in Yemeni conflict

  The United States and Britain are expressing hope that a cease-fire can be reached in Yemen in the coming days.

  World

  Oct 16, 2016
• Doctors Without Borders supported hospital in Aleppo destroyed in Syria airstrikes, killing more than 60

  At least 27 people died as a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders and the International Committee for the Red Cross and nearby buildings were hit overnight in the rebel-held part of Aleppo.

  World

  Apr 28, 2016
• Deadly airstrikes hit northern Syria as talks stall

  At least 18 people were killed Friday when airstrikes hit several neighbourhoods in Syria's contested northern city of Aleppo, an escalation that placed added strain on a fragile cease-fire.

  World

  Apr 22, 2016
• More air raids on 2nd day of cease-fire in Syria

  Opposition monitoring groups say warplanes have carried out air raids on two villages in northern Syria.

  World

  Feb 28, 2016
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• John Kerry to appear before senate panel on Syria cease-fire plan

  Secretary of State John Kerry will face skeptical senators when he appears before a Republican-led panel just a day after the United States and Russia agreed on a new cease-fire for Syria.

  World

  Feb 23, 2016
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• UN peacekeepers requested to help preserve ceasefire in eastern Ukraine

  Ukraine says it has placed a formal request with the United Nations for a peacekeeping mission to be deployed in its eastern regions, where a cease-fire between government and Russian-backed separatist forces is in place.

  World

  Mar 13, 2015