Apr 14 U.N. envoy hopeful that there's a 'light at the end of the tunnel' for Yemen's war By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. special envoy for Yemen has told the Security Council that there's "a light at the end of the tunnel" in the more than seven-year war in the Arab world's poorest country. Continue reading
Apr 05 At U.N. Security Council meeting, Zelenskyy accuses Russia of war crimes By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes. Continue reading
Mar 23 U.N. Security Council defeats Russia humanitarian resolution on Ukraine that would omit fault By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council has overwhelmingly defeated a Russian resolution that would have acknowledged Ukraine's growing humanitarian needs -- but without mentioning the Russian invasion that caused the escalating crisis. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Russia vetoes U.N. resolution demanding end to Ukraine attack By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but sought to highlight Russia's global isolation. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: U.N. Security Council holds emergency meeting as Russia begins attack on Ukraine By Vladimir Isachenkov, Dasha Litvinova, Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences you have never seen.”… Continue reading
Oct 18 Iraqis still blame Powell for role in Iraq war By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Zeina Karam, Associated Press For many Iraqis, the name Colin Powell conjures up one image: the man who as U.S. secretary of State went before the U.N. Security Council in 2003 to make the case for war against their country. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 3:54 Is there any ceasefire on the horizon for Israel and Palestine? By PBS NewsHour Israeli airstrikes on Gaza leveled three buildings and killed dozens of people on Sunday, including children. Rocket fire from Gaza into Israel also continued with reports of up to 3,000 rockets fired since the start of the conflict. International allies,… Continue watching
Sep 26 WATCH: China rejects 'unwarranted accusations' of election meddling By Associated Press China's foreign minister says his country doesn't interfere in any other nation's internal affairs. His comments came at a U.N. Security Council meeting after President Donald Trump accused the Chinese of "attempting to interfere" in the November elections in the… Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Trump claims China 'attempting to interfere' in U.S. midterm elections He's offering few details, but says at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council: "Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election."… Continue reading
Aug 03 Pompeo: 'Ways to go' before North Korea meets denuclearization vow By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says North Korea is far from living up to its pledge to denuclearize and remains in violation of numerous U.N. Security Council resolutions. Continue reading