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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 18:00 GMT, September 11, 2017 to 08:00 GMT, September 12, 2017.

North Korea sanctions 

The UN Security Council unanimously adopts a US-proposed resolution against North Korea over its nuclear program.

The vote came over a week after North Korea tested its hydrogen bomb. The new sanctions will target the country’s textile industry and will cap crude oil exports to the nuclear-armed nation. The resolution was less tough than a previous version proposed by Washington which would have blacklisted North Korean leader Kim Jun Un and the national airline. Following the vote, Washington’s UN envoy, Nikki Haley hailed the decision by the council members saying the world will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea.

NATO-Ukraine war games

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that he backs widening a proposed UN mission in eastern Ukraine.

The two leaders discussed the issue in a phone conversation. Putin said UN peacekeepers could also be deployed beyond the conflict zones between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian militias in Donbas region. Meanwhile, NATO forces have held joint military drills with Ukrainian troops. Speaking to a group of the soldiers and military commanders, the US ambassador to Ukraine said the war games were aimed at improving Ukraine’s security.

Saudi war on Yemen 

Saudi Arabia’s aerial campaign against Yemen shows no sign of slowing down as more people fall victim to the aggression. 

The latest Saudi air raid killed three people in Sa’ada province. Saudi war planes targeted a vehicle in an area of Barkan Directorate in Razih Governorate. Nearly 13,000 Yemenis, most of them civilians, have been killed since the start of Saudi aggression back in 2015. Riyadh’s brutal attacks have often targeted hospitals, schools, and other public places. The Saudi war has also prompted the UN to call for an international probe into alleged violations of human rights in Yemen.

Leader calls for action on Myanmar

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution has called on Muslim states to take practical measures in the face of the Myanmar government’s atrocities against Rohingya Muslims. 

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said atrocities against Rohingya were taking place before the eyes of international organizations, Muslim countries as well as hypocrite and liar states who claim to be advocating human rights. Ayatollah Khamenei criticized the United Nations chief's move to content himself with reading out a condemnatory statement. The Leader noted that while human rights claimants make a fuss about the punishment of a person in a country, they are remaining tight-lipped about the killing and displacement of thousands of Muslims in Myanmar. He further held Myanmar’s government accountable for such crimes pointing the finger of blame at the country’s de-facto leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Soo-Chi. 

'War crimes' in Yemen

Human Rights Watch has accused the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen of war crimes.

According to the rights body, the Saudi-led coalition is conducting unlawful airstrikes which is claiming the lives of civilians, including children. It has called on the United Nations to immediately put the leader of the coalition back on its annual list of shame for violations against children in armed conflict. On August 4, coalition aircraft struck a home in Saada, killing nine members of a family, including six children. Saudi Arabia launched its deadly campaign against Yemen in March 20-15 without any international mandate. The aggression has claimed the lives of nearly 13,000 people, most of them civilians.

Plight of child refugees

New findings show 77 percent of refugees aged between fourteen and twenty-four faced appalling levels of human rights abuses on their way to Europe last year.

The exploitation took the form of forced labor, captivity, sexual exploitation and violence, among others. The abuses took place during refugees’ journey to Europe via Libya. The study found that children and youths were twice as likely to face exploitation and trafficking on the route. The survey was conducted by the United Nations’ Children’s Fund and the International Organization for Migration. They called on the EU officials to set up legal migration pathways for children and youths to end the abuses.

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