UNITED NATIONS / PENTAGON — The United States told U.N. Security Council members Wednesday it is prepared to use military means to defend against the threat posed by North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, but that it would be best to try to resolve the crisis through diplomatic and economic measures. Ambassador Nikki Haley said […]
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was assassinated Monday in Malaysia, according to South Korean government sources. VOA contacted South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, which neither confirmed nor denied the death of Kim Jong Nam. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Kim Jong Nam was killed by two unidentified North Korean female […]
In an hour-long speech held at the State Department, John Kerry defended the decision made last week by the Obama administration to abstain from the U.N. resolution condemning the Israeli settlements. Warning that the “two-state solution” was in “serious jeopardy,” Kerry stated that the decision to abstain The vote at the U.N. “was about preserving the […]
The top human rights official at the United Nations on Tuesday called for an investigation of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte after Duterte claimed he personally killed several alleged criminals. UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein called on Philippine authorities to launch a murder investigation into claims Duterte made Friday in which he said he […]