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.
President Biden said Friday that he expected Iran might attack Israel soon.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry expressed outrage on Tuesday after a United Nations report on sexual violence in wartime failed to list Hamas terrorists as participating actors. The summary, titled “Conflict-Related Sexual Violence,” comes as the U.N.’s own gender violence chief, Pramila Patten, released a scathing and detailed report on the fate of many of the female
Santo Domingo – The Government of the Dominican Republic considered “aggressive” and “unfounded” the report of the U.S. State Department, in which it accuses the DR of violating human rights in the deportation of Haitians. The following is the full statement released on Monday: This afternoon, the Government of the Dominican Republic has taken cognizance of our country’s extensive Report on Human Rights issued by the U.S. Department of State. We are studying the report and will respond in due...
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss Iran’s attack on Israel. The meeting ended without any action by the council.
Israeli officials said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's five-member war cabinet favored retaliation in a meeting on Sunday.
NBC News’ Josh Lederman reports that the unanimous response from European nations is to condemn the Iranian strike and to urge Iran to de-escalate. Israel has formerly requested that the U.N. Security Council meet to discuss and respond to the strike.
The world is forgetting the escalating violence in eastern Congo as conflicts continue in places like Ukraine and Gaza, the U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday while visiting the region and calling for peace and support for millions repeatedly displaced.
The administration of leftist President Joe Biden did not move to restore expiring sanctions in Iran's drone and ballistic missile production at the United Nations in October, shortly after the Iran-backed massacre of an estimated 1,200 people in Israel and Saturday's unprecedented direct missile assault by Iran on the country.
By: Micaela Burrow, Daily Caller News Foundation Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was not involved in Israel’s offensive strikes on Iran early Friday. The U.S. told foreign ministers at a Group of Seven (G7) meeting Friday that Washington had received “last minute” information about drone action against Iran, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio
China's need for Iranian oil rules out Strait of Hormuz closure, but sowing 'chaos' as a strategy and sanctions threats will lead Iran to hold hijacked tankers.
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has urged Israel to take decisive action against Iran, following a barrage of drone and missile attacks on Saturday night. Bolton criticized President Joe Biden for encouraging Israeli restraint, calling him an “embarrassment to the United States.” “Last night, the Iranians launched 320-plus cruise and ballistic missiles and drones,” […]