Muhamad Yehia The United Nations Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday to discuss the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. UN agencies on the ground are reporting chaotic scenes in the streets of the regional capital, Goma, amid rising death and …
Read More »UN demands halt to escalating attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces
Muhamad yehia UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded a halt to the increasing attacks between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces and warned that further escalation “carries the high risk of leading to a widespread conflict.” Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah pulled back after an exchange of heavy …
Read More »Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution in Gaza
The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The U.S.-sponsored resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden that the United States says Israel has accepted. It calls on the …
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