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‘Enough With the Bias’: 22 Countries Sign Declaration Against U.N. Probe into Israel
A group of 22 countries, led by the US, have signed a declaration criticizing an open-ended probe established…
China and Russia Defend North Korea Vetoes in First at U.N.
China and Russia defended their vetoes of a strongly backed U.S. resolution that would have imposed tough new…
Russian Ambassador Angrily Quits U.N. Meeting After Getting Blamed for Global Food Crisis
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations stormed out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday after the…
House Republican Introduces Bill to Withdraw U.S. From United Nations and WHO
The top Republican lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee introduced a bill that would withdraw the United States from…
N. Korea Criticized As it Takes Helm of U.N. Disarmament Body
Dozens of mostly Western countries criticized North Korean “reckless actions” in its weapons programs as its government on…
Iran Decries ‘Unfair’ IAEA Report on Nuclear Activities
Iran accused the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday of publishing an unfair report on its investigation into…
U.S. Raises Concerns Over U.N. Human Rights Chief’s Visit to China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is raising concerns with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s recent visit to China,…
UN’s Bachelet Wraps Up Xinjiang Trip Without Seeing Where China Locks Up Uyghur Activists
Advocacy groups say they’re ‘appalled’ by UN human rights chief’s performance in Xinjiang.
China and Russia Veto New UN Sanctions on North Korea
China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States on Thursday that would have imposed…
U.S. Calls For Vote Soon on New U.N. Sanctions on North Korea
North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two shorter-range weapons into the sea Wednesday, May 25, 2022, South Korea said.