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)
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 […]
President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States backs Israel‘s right to security while warning against a broader war breaking out with Iran in the Middle East. The “United States is committed to Israel’s security,” Biden said during an Oval Office bilateral meeting with Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani after Iran attacked […]
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 […]
Ambassador Robert Wood Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs New York, New York April 15, 2024. AS DELIVERED.
Matter now set for vote next week by all council members, two-thirds of whom are said to back recognizing Palestinian state, though US would likely use veto
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...
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine