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UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

STORY: UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. various of delegates voting 3. various of Security Council President announcing voting result STORYLINE: The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the war in Gaza. Adopted by a large majority with 14 votes in favor and Russia abstaining, Resolution 2735 also urges both parties to the conflict to fully implement the terms of the proposal "without delay and without condition." According to the resolution, phase one includes an "immediate, full, and complete ceasefire with the release of hostages including women, the elderly and the wounded, the return of the remains of some hostages who have been killed, and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners." It calls for the w

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UNSC meeting on Gaza cease-fire plan

A U.N. Security Council meeting is held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 10, 2024. During the session, the 15-member panel backed a U.S.-proposed cease-fire plan for the Gaza Strip conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas in a resolution adopted by a near-unanimous vote, with only Russia abstaining.

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Bangladesh's grand mosque hosts mass Iftar

STORY: Bangladesh's grand mosque hosts mass Iftar SHOOTING TIME: March 18, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Baitul Mukarram National Masjid STORYLINE: Iftar is the evening meal when Muslims break their fast. Baitul Mukarram National Masjid in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka is a focal point for prayers and congregation of Muslims during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Like previous years, the grand masjid in Dhaka has been hosting a massive nightly meal every day to cater to those abstaining from food and drink, between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka. (XHTV)

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U.N. resolution calls for humanitarian aid for people in Gaza

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield meets the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 22, 2023, after the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution calling for speeding up aid deliveries to civilians in Gaza with the United States abstaining from voting.

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UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

STORY: UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 12, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:34 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNGA Hall 2. various of delegates voting 3. various of voting result on screen 4. various of President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis announcing voting result 5. various of delegates applauding 6. wide shot of Francis walking up to rostrum 7. SOUNDBITE (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly 8. various of Francis speaking 9. various of delegates STORYLINE: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday afternoon adopted a resolution demanding an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza. Member states voted down two amendments making specific reference to "extremist group Hamas," with 153 supporting the draft resolution, 10 against and 23 countries abstaining. The resolution demands an "immediate humanitarian c

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U.S. obstructs UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

STORY: U.S. obstructs UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide of Security Council Chamber 2. various of delegates voting 3. wide of Palestine's ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaking 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RIYAD MANSOUR, Palestine's ambassador to the United Nations 5. mid of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 7. various of Guterres speaking 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, drafted by the United Arab Emirates and backed by more than 100 countries, gained support from 13 of the 15 Security Council members, with Britain abstaining. UN Secretary-General Antonio

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UN votes overwhelmingly against U.S. embargo on Cuba

STORY: UN votes overwhelmingly against U.S. embargo on Cuba SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UNGA Hall 2. various of delegates voting 3. various of voting process on big screen 4. various of delegates applauding STORYLINE: The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted by a large margin against the United States' economic and trade embargo against Cuba, first imposed in 1960. Titled "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," the resolution put forward each year against the embargo garnered support from 187 states, with only the United States and Israel casting against and Ukraine abstaining. Debate on the resolution began Wednesday and extended into Thursday. The General Assembly reiterated its call for all states to refrain from promulgating and applying such restrictive laws and measures in line with their obligations under

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Mosque in Dhaka hosts massive iftar meals during Ramadan

STORY: Mosque in Dhaka hosts massive iftar meals during Ramadan DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of volunteers preparing iftar meals STORYLINE: Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka has been hosting a massive iftar meal every day to cater for those abstaining from food and drink, between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan. Iftar is the evening meal when Muslims break their fast. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka. (XHTV)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-MASS-IFTAR-GATHERING

(220428) -- DHAKA, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People have Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 27, 2022. During this important time in the Islamic calendar, Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka has been hosting a massive nightly meal every day to cater for those abstaining from food and drink, between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-MASS-IFTAR-GATHERING

(220428) -- DHAKA, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People have Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 27, 2022. During this important time in the Islamic calendar, Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka has been hosting a massive nightly meal every day to cater for those abstaining from food and drink, between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-MASS-IFTAR-GATHERING

(220428) -- DHAKA, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People have Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 27, 2022. During this important time in the Islamic calendar, Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka has been hosting a massive nightly meal every day to cater for those abstaining from food and drink, between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-MASS-IFTAR-GATHERING

(220428) -- DHAKA, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy serves water during Iftar, the meal to end fast at sunset, at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 27, 2022. During this important time in the Islamic calendar, Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka has been hosting a massive nightly meal every day to cater for those abstaining from food and drink, between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan. (Xinhua)

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Australian city of Brisbane named host of 2032 Olympics

Brisbane was confirmed as host of the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics on Wednesday after International Olympic Committee members voted for the Australian city during its annual session. It will be the third Australian city to hold the games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000. With no competing bids, IOC chief Thomas Bach announced the outcome of the vote to only the expectant faces of Brisbane's representatives. The International Olympic Committee has the honor to announce that the games of the 35th Olympiad are awarded to Brisbane, Australia, Bach said. The city's bid was approved by a clear majority with 72 of the 80 voters supporting, with five voting against and three abstaining.

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Japan lower house passes pension reform bill amid opposition protest

The House of Representatives passes a bill during a plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2016, aimed at keeping Japan's pension system sustainable in the face of a graying and shrinking population. Lawmakers of three opposition parties left the session in protest, abstaining from a vote on the bill. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lower house passes pension reform bill amid opposition protest

Lawmakers representing three opposition parties walk out in protest from the House of Representatives chamber in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2016, abstaining from a vote on a bill aimed at keeping Japan's pension system sustainable in the face of the country's graying and shrinking population. The bill, which opposition parties call the "pension-cutting" bill, passed the lower house and will progress to the upper house. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo