Rival US and Russian resolutions on Western Sahara fail at UN
UN Security Council rejected the competing proposals, leaving the peacekeeping mission without an approved extension.
Western Sahara
![Spain’s proposed citizenship route for Sahrawis is bringing its colonial legacy in Western Sahara back into the political spotlight and testing its delicate ties with Morocco [Hannah McNeish/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/8d1149e7cdf94ed8a61cd5e6a5b15659_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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