Edith M.’s Recent Stories
World Mar 11
UN chief warns of ‘relentless’ pushback on women’s rightsSecretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that there is a "deep, pervasive and relentless" pushback on women's rights and called for a fight to "push back against the pushback."…
World Mar 10
Head of UN Women: Technology revolution must benefit womenThe head of the U.N. women’s agency is calling for the revolution in technology to be used to benefit the world’s poor, and especially women, who will not achieve gender equality without “the giant leap that 21st century innovations can…
World Jan 26
Venezuelan showdown moves to UN as dueling presidents dig inThe United States urged all nations Saturday to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido while Russia accused the Trump administration of attempting “to engineer a coup d’etat” against President Nicolas Maduro — a reflection of the world’s deep divisions over…
World Sep 25
Iran’s Rouhani says U.S. wants to overthrow its government, rejects bilateral talksIranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Tuesday of trying to overthrow his government, rejecting bilateral talks after President Donald Trump denounced Iran's leaders and predicted stepped-up U.S. sanctions would get Tehran to negotiate over its nuclear program.
World Dec 22
UN imposes tough new sanctions on North KoreaThe new sanctions also ban the export of food products, machinery, electrical equipment, earth and stones, wood and vessels from North Korea.
Nation Oct 26
U.S. says it will abstain on UN vote on Cuba embargoThe United States announced Tuesday that it will abstain for the first time in 25 years on a U.N. resolution condemning America's economic embargo against Cuba.
