US snubs UN meeting on its human rights record
GENEVA —A United Nations (UN) meeting to review the United States’ human rights record opened without the U.S. on Friday, with rights groups calling the absence a […]
Countries’ new climate plans to start cutting global emissions, UN says
BRUSSELS – The latest climate pledges by governments will cause global greenhouse gas emissions to start to fall in the next 10 years, but not […]
Netanyahu says backing Palestinian state sends message: Murdering Jews pays off
UNITED NATIONS —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply denounced Western countries on Friday for embracing Palestinian statehood, accusing them of sending the message that “murdering […]
US bars Palestinian leader Abbas from UN as allies pledge statehood
WASHINGTON/RAMALLAH, West Bank – The United States said on Friday it will not allow Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to travel to New York next […]