UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution that would have
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions.
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions.
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions. The resolution would have recommended that […]
Russia Vetoes US-Authored UN Resolution Banning Nuclear Weapons In Space Russia has just vetoed a very rare and interesting resolution set before the United Nations Security Council focused on banning nuclear weapons in space: The treaty bars signatories, including the U.S. and Russia, from placing "in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction" or anywhere else in outer space. On Wednesday Russia registered the...
Leaders in Israel criticized potential sanctions that are expected to be imposed by the U.S. as early as this week against an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military battalion accused of violating human rights back in 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken could announce sanctions against IDF battalion "Netzah Yehuda" within days, marking the first time the U.S. will have placed sanctions on military units operated by Israel. If Blinken follows through with the sanctions, it could further...
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel has worked to prevent. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from […]
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine
The United States has vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution that would
"Although Russia would not be expected to vote for a resolution aimed at its own conduct, its response that it is 'against' putting nuclear weapons in space is just vague enough to not quite be reassuring," said Jessica West of Canada's Project Ploughshares.
Coco Gauff, who was named to TIME magazine's 2024 Women of the Year list, is hoping for peace in Gaza and that Israeli hostages taken by Hamas are released, but the young tennis star fears the worst as the conflict continues. Speaking to the magazine in an article published Wednesday, the 2023 U.S. Open champion addressed the ongoing war which began on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants attacked Israel’s southern border, killing more than 1,200 people, with some 250 others taken hostage. "I don’t...