U.S. vetoes resolution seeking full U.N. membership for Palestine
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
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The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns 'literally any scenario is possible' in Europe since Russia invaded Ukraine.
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council committee will find it harder to deal with 'suspicions' of sanctions violations.
On a 14-0 vote with the U.S. abstaining, the council urged a cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
After the U.S. vetoed the first three proposals, China and Russia stopped the council's fourth try at a Gaza resolution.
Sweden does not share a border with Russia, but its coastlines stretch 3,218 kilometers to its east along the Baltic Sea.
IPU's chief Martin Chungong says its statistics show that 'women bear the brunt of the hate in the political space.'
Armed conflicts and planetary crises were top concerns of the U.N. Environment Assembly, which adopted 15 resolutions.
Humanitarian groups demanded a probe into an 'apparent mass killing' at an aid drop where Israel blamed a stampede.
The bid required approval by all NATO members, including Turkey and Hungary which each won concessions.
Non-veto wielding nations have tried for years to reform the U.N.'s post-World War II power structure with little success.
The summit is focused on Europe's uncertain security, clouded by Russia's threat and America's political turmoil.
The ruling is the first of two that are expected this week from a decade of conflict-turned-war between Russia and Ukraine.
IMF forecasts a strengthening global economy as inflation cools, but warns of the threat of wars and other disruptions.
The symbolic clock will remain set at the closest point to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse it has ever been since 1947.