U.S. vetoes United Nations resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza
The United States has vetoed an Arab-backed and widely supported U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Day: February 20, 2024
A Russian court extends the pretrial detention for an American reporter accused of spying
A court in the Russian capital ruled Tuesday to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges that he denies.
Biden to announce ‘major sanctions’ on Russia after Navalny death – USA TODAY
Biden to announce ‘major sanctions’ on Russia after Navalny death USA TODAYUkrainian ambassador to US: All Russian banks must be sanctioned to stop ‘war crimes’ The HillYulia Navalnaya tells West to refuse to recognise Russia’s Ma…
UN World Food Program says it can’t deliver aid to northern Gaza because of chaos, and famine fears are rising
The World Food Program said Tuesday it had to pause deliveries of food to isolated northern Gaza because of increasing chaos across the territory, hiking fears of potential starvation. A study by the UN children’s agency warned that one in six children…