U.N. Security Council
Tillerson Calls For ‘new Approach’ To North Korea, No Details
U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday the escalating threat from North Korea's nuclear program showed...
Syrian Government Says Agenda Agreed, Seeks United Opposition At Next Geneva Talks
Syria's chief negotiator said on Saturday that the "only thing" achieved at 10-day talks in Geneva was an agreed agenda...
Australia PM Slams UN Resolution As He Welcomes Netanyahu
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attacked the United Nations for "one-sided resolutions" against Israel's...
Expectations Low As Syria’s Warring Sides Meet
Syria's warring sides met for talks in Kazakhstan's capital on Monday, flanked by intermediary nations seeking to...
Israel, Palestinians Warned Against Solo Steps Harmful To Peace
Some 70 countries reaffirmed on Sunday that only a two-state solution could resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
Iran To Expand Military Spending, Develop Missiles
Iranian lawmakers approved plans on Monday to expand military spending to five percent of the budget, including...
Egypt Delays U.N. Vote On Settlements After Trump, Israel Urge U.S. Veto
Egypt postponed a U. N. Security Council vote on Thursday on a resolution it proposed demanding an end to Israeli...
Obama, Trying To Protect Legacy, Unlikely To Act On Mideast Peace
U. S. President Barack Obama, keen to preserve his legacy on domestic health care and the Iran nuclear deal, is not...
U.S. Proposes U.N. Arms Embargo On South Sudan, Sanctions
The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to impose...
Why African States Have Started Leaving the ICC
Until last week, no country had withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. Now, three African states — South...
UN Chief Calls Netanyahu Ethnic Cleansing Comment Outrageous
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence that...
Syria Cease-Fire Faces Deep Skepticism On All Sides
The Syrian cease-fire agreed to last week by Russia and the United States has reduced violence in the short term, but...
Dinner, Drinks, and A Near-Fatal Ambush For U.S. Diplomats
On the night of July 7, seven American diplomats in Juba left a farewell dinner early and were headed back to the U. S....