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UN condemns US embargo on Cuba for a 33rd year, but Washington’s stand draws bit more support
The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year.
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly called for an end to a U.S. economic embargo on Cuba despite lobbying by Washington that included sharing an accusation that up to 5,000 Cubans are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.
Waltz spoke to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, ahead of a vote on a resolution to condemn the U.S.’s economic restrictions on Cuba. As Waltz defended his nation’s position, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez interrupted his speech with a “point of order,” and slammed the ambassador’s remarks as “uncivilized, crude and gross.”
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Iran isn’t actively enriching uranium but movement detected near nuclear sites, UN official tells AP
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran doesn’t appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected renewed movement at the country’s nuclear sites.
UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to end US embargo on Cuba after 65 years. Latin American leaders demand US let Cuba breathe.
The UN Security Council postponed the vote on the resolution of Western Sahara to Friday, after it was scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
President Donald Trump made a public plea to Kim Jong Un for an invite for further talks at the beginning of his trip to Asia but admitted on the way home that the they had not even managed to speak on the phone.
Iran appears to be stepping up the rebuilding of its ballistic missile program, despite the reintroduction last month of United Nations sanctions that ban arms sales to the country and ballistic missile activity.