UNITED NATIONS – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that there must be an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, as deaths and destruction mount. “But above all, what we must – and I am repeating my appeal – what we must achieve is an immediate cease-fire,” Guterres told a special session of the […]
UNITED NATIONS – The United States announced Monday that it has notified the United Nations that it will begin its withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions. “President Donald Trump made this decision because the Paris Agreement unfairly burdens American businesses, workers and taxpayers while giving a free pass to […]
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday calling for protection for Palestinian civilians living under Israeli occupation, after the U.S. blocked a similar measure in the Security Council. After some procedural drama that saw a proposed U.S. amendment condemning the Palestinian militant group Hamas fail to receive sufficient support to be included […]
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution rejecting U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as the U.N. envoy warned the vote will determine how the U.S. looks “at countries who disrespect us at the U.N.” “The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in […]