vetoes
The Biden administration voted against a United Nations Security Council resolution that aimed to extend full member status to a Palestinian state Thursday. The final vote was 12 in favor, one against, with two countries — the United Kingdom and Switzerland — abstaining. If the resolution had been approved by the council, the issue would […]
Eyeing a prospective Israel-Hamas truce deal in Qatar, the US draft resolution does not explicitly demand a ceasefire now. The United States has circulated a draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages” in Gaza, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who is on […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab-backed and widely supported U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in the embattled Gaza Strip, saying it would interfere with negotiations on a deal to free hostages abducted in Israel. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-1 […]
Diplomats say draft text may be watered down from ‘lasting cessation’ to ‘suspension’ of hostilities to appease US and avoid another veto. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to vote on a halt in the fighting in Gaza after it was delayed by a day amid ongoing negotiations to stave off another United […]
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS 71 dead, 160 injured arrive at Gaza hospital in past 24 hours – ministry Iran condemns US veto of ceasefire resolution GAZA/CAIRO/NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The United States vetoed a U . . .
1:17 a.m. ET, December 9, 2023 Human Rights Watch says US giving Israel “diplomatic cover” for Gaza atrocities by vetoing UN resolution From CNN’s Richard Roth and Hande Atay Alam Palestinians carry a dead girl, found under the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis refugee camp, in southern Gaza, on […]
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Russia on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution introduced by the United State and Albania condemning Moscow’s proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine, and China chose to abstain from the vote. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed a new congressional redistricting plan for the state Wednesday night because it lacks a second majority-Black district. The Democratic governor’s decision sets up a showdown with the Republican-dominated Legislature that passed the plan in a recent special session. Lawmakers open a regular session Monday […]
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