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25 March 2024 Updated 4 hours ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Watch: Moment UN passes Gaza ceasefire resolution The UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after the US did not veto the measure in a shift from its previous position. […]

BERKLEY, Michigan   –   “We all win when there is diversity because diversity makes us all better,” said U.S. Army Maj. Clarence Black, plans and operations officer for the 364th Theater Public Affairs Support Element. He is personally ensuring that his community has more diverse leaders while making history as the first African American elected […]

Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-authored resolution before the U.N. Security Council that set out the “imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in Gaza, tied to the release of Hamas hostages, and warned against any ground offensive into Rafah.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, traveling in the Middle East on Thursday, pressed for a halt to fighting in the Gaza Strip as the United States prepared to introduce a resolution at the United Nations on Friday calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire.” The Security Council resolution drafted by the United States contains […]

A U.S.-led resolution calling for an immediate and sustained cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza failed to pass in the United Nations Security Council Friday as Russia and China, who are permanent members, voted against the measure. Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s ambassador to the U.N., said it was exceedingly politicized and contained an effective green […]

A U.S.-sponsored resolution that strongly condemns restrictions preventing aid from entering Gaza, any attempt to “reduce” its territory, and attacks against civilians as violations of international law, and warns against a military offensive in Rafah, is due for a vote Friday morning at the U.N. Security Council. The resolution also . . .

“We recognize not only the sung heroes, but the unsung heroes.” This February, Americans celebrate Black History Month by highlighting the history, achievements, and contributions of African Americans to the United States. ALEC member, Kansas State Representative Patrick Penn explained why we celebrate: As we look at those black Americans who have come before us, […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health is hiring for a new state advisory council focusing on African American health outcomes. The MDH on Thursday said it would welcome applications from community members to serve on the council, but added they would accept applications only through the end of Friday. They’re looking for […]

Stringer/Bloomberg/Getty Images The Maersk Sentosa container ship sails southbound to exit the Suez Canal in Egypt on December 21, 2023. United Nations CNN  —  The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday approved a resolution calling on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group to “cease its brazen” attacks in the Red Sea, as the United States and Britain […]

John Yang: Today, a Southern Israel kibbutz said it had determined that one of its residents, an American-Israeli citizen, was killed in the initial Hamas attack October 7. Kibbutz Nir Oz said Hamas took 73-year-old Gad Haggai’s body to Gaza. In a statement, President Biden said: “I reaffirm the pledge we have made to all […]


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