Security Council

Trump’s broad ambitions for the Peace Council spark new support for the United Nations

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Trump’s broad ambitions for the Peace Council spark new support for the United Nations

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to bypass the United Nations through his new Peace Council appears to have backfired after major world powers rejected U.S. aspirations for a broader international mandate beyond the Gaza ceasefire and recommitted their support to the 80-year-old global institution. The council to be chaired by Trump … Read more

US allies and adversaries are using the UN meeting to criticize Venezuela’s intervention while America defends it

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US allies and adversaries are using the UN meeting to criticize Venezuela’s intervention while America defends it

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Both allies and adversaries of the United States used an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Monday to express opposition to the bold U.S. military operation in Venezuela that captured leader Nicolás Maduro. Before the UN’s most powerful body, the countries have criticized – if sometimes obliquely – President … Read more