WASHINGTON—The U.N. Security Council approved the Iran nuclear deal Monday, clearing a path for lifting crippling economic sanctions against Tehran as its nuclear development program is restrained. Representatives of all 15 countries on the council voted in favor of last week’s deal the council’s five permanent members, the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China, […]
SEOUL—North Korea said Wednesday it has the capability to miniaturize a nuclear weapon shortly after announcing Pyongyang had canceled United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s planned visit there. Kim Jong Un’s recent provocative and withdrawn behavior is undermining any efforts toward reconciliation and further distancing Pyongyang from the international community. After planning a visit to the […]
UNITED NATIONS—Iraq’s U.N. ambassador warned Tuesday that Islamic State militants might be trafficking human organs to help fund their campaign of terror. In a briefing to the U.N. Security Council, Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said Islamic State was carrying out the most serious of crimes against Iraqi people of all ethnic and religious backgrounds. “These […]
North Korea has requested the U.N. Security Council not probe alleged human rights violations by Pyongyang, but instead investigate what it called “brutal” and “medieval” abuses by the U.S. In a letter late Monday, North Korean U.N. Ambassador Ja Song Nam said rights accusations against the North are “fabricated” and “not at all relevant” to […]