Attempts at structural reform of the United Nations Security Council,
U.N. Security Council Meeting on Situation in the Middle East.
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 situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question -
The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question -
UN due to vote on Thursday on bid for full membership by Palestine in move the US is expected to block See all of our updates on the Israel-Gaza war and wider Middle East crisisThe EU has edged closer to calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East after a meeting of the 27 bloc leaders last night.Leaders have struggled to agree language from the outset of the conflict, engaging in torturous discussions over whether they should use the word ceasefire, pause, or pauses in the first...
The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta Thursday. Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told reporters that the two countries share the same view about the importance of a cease-fire and of resolving the conflict through a two-state solution. (AP Video/Andi Jatmiko)
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The government is advancing plans for an offensive on Rafah as part of the pressure put on Hamas to return to negotiations for a hostage release deal. The security cabinet is scheduled to convene on Thursday, to discuss the planned IDF offensive on the Hamas strong hold in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, after the cabinet did not meet for the past 12 days. As far as Ynet has learned, the security cabinet will not be asked to approve plans after it authorized the war cabinet to decide its...
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Honolulu Mayor Blangiardi held his 5th townhall meeting Thursday night as part of a series of townhalls to benefit the community.
Havana, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Monday held a meeting with executives of the UN Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) and with ministers and businessmen in the region. The post President Díaz-Canel to hold a meeting with UN Tourism executives first appeared on Prensa Latina.