All 5 Central Asian nations abstained or didn’t vote final week on a UN General Assembly decision that demanded that Moscow pull out of Ukraine.

Source: https://basquiatstrings.co.uk/blinken-backs-kazakhstan-sovereignty-as-ukraine-raises-fears-bt-news

All eight black members of the commission voted in favor of the measure, while the five white members all voted against it or abstained, citing financial concerns about the $5 million allocation.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11787549/Tennessee-county-includes-Memphis-launches-slavery-reparations-study.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Almost two dozen other nations including the United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, Argentina, Malawi, South Sudan, Uruguay and the Netherlands abstained from the vote.

Source: https://voiceofoc.org/2023/12/stanton-council-condemns-terrorism-as-oc-officials-weigh-in-on-palestine-and-israel/

At the House session on Monday, 256 lawmakers voted in favor of House Bill (HB) No. 7763, while two voted in the negative and four abstained.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1769524/house-oks-ph-israel-day-but-two-solons-object-due-to-countrys-conflict-vs-palestine

But Republicans have a supermajority in the House, thanks to a formerly Democratic lawmaker who switched parties in April, and can override Cooper’s veto if the lone Republican who abstained from Wednesday’s vote supports it.

Source: https://wbt.com/575885/nc-house-passes-abortion-bill/

But the Liberal Democrats abstained to ensure that Conservative councillors will run the our county."

Source: https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23535908.herefordshire-greens-very-disappointed-libdems-letting-tories-in/?ref=rss

He also urged Muslims to cater for the less privileged around, as commanded by the Holy Quran, even as they abstained from all forms of wrongdoing even beyond the fasting period.

Source: https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/sanwo-olu-seeks-peaceful-harmonious-coexistence-in-lagos/yq9w1xs

I am shocked and ashamed that our country has abstained from voting for a ceasefire in Gaza.”

Source: https://www.siasat.com/priyanka-expresses-shock-after-india-abstains-from-voting-for-a-ceasefire-in-gaza-2765773/

Out of the 715 members of parliament present, 395voted to block the second nomination, 312 voted for it, eight abstained and one – Pita himself – didn’t cast the vote, according to the house speaker.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/07/18/thai-court-suspends-prime-ministerial-hopeful-pita-limjaroenrats-status-as-lawmaker/

Supervisor Holly Mitchell abstained from the.

Source: https://palisadesnews.com/los-angeles-county-board-of-supervisors-rejects-extension-of-residential-tenant-protections/

The case was then assigned to Mr Justice Aaron Bugeja who, however, also abstained in April, the reason not emerging clearly when Franklin Calleja, the registrar, was questioned about it on Friday.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/murder-accused-left-legal-limbo-case-assigned-one-judge-another.1035578

The ConservativeHome website lists Mr Norman as among 38 Tory MPs who abstained - though it points out that while many did so "out of opposition to the Bill, some will have missed the vote for other reasons".

Source: https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23986072.rwanda-bill-herefordshires-mps-wiggin-norman-voted/?ref=rss

The Labour and Conservative groups - with the exception of Nathan Wilson who abstained - along with British Unionist John Jo Leckie and independents Michael and Sophia Coyle voted to retain Councillor Logue as leader.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/lanarkshire/under-fire-north-lanarkshire-council-31181178

The policy was changed in 2015, allowing gay and bisexual men to give blood if they abstained from sex for a full year.

Source: https://truthout.org/articles/fda-will-now-allow-blood-donations-from-gay-bisexual-men-and-transgender-women/

The Ukrainian leader added that his country had failed to engage sufficiently with countries in Africa and Latin America after many nations in those continents abstained during a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution condemning Russia's invasion.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64762219?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Today, Mongolia imports 90% of its oil products from Russia and has abstained from U.N. votes that condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/what-pope-francis-trip-to-mongolia-could-mean-for-vatican-relations-with-russia-and-china

United Nations, Oct 28: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict leading to a cessation of hostilities.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/10/29/india-abstains-on-vote-in-un-stirs-up-hornets-nest/

While rates varied across the studies, US, Slovakian, and Italian research found people who drank alcohol and energy drinks were six times likelier to get into a physical fight compared to drinkers who abstained from them.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12332063/Vodka-Red-Bulls-BANNED-consume-violent-night-out.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

While the resolution’s impact was limited after China, Russia and India abstained, the junta’s ability to generate revenue has still faced setbacks partly due to several rounds of economic sanctions by the US and its partners.

Source: https://time.com/6318662/myanmar-resistance-territory-control/