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The United Nations on Wednesday passed a Palestinian-drafted resolution demanding Israel withdraw from the “Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months, with Israel’s new ambassador calling the measure “shameful.” “This is a shameful decision that backs the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic terrorism,” Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said after the vote. “Instead of marking the anniversary of the Oct. …

The United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations is expressing frustration with the Israeli military following strikes that killed multiple UN-aligned personnel in the region. Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke out at the U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday, where she lamented the “preventable” loss of life caused by the conflict. “We will continue to raise the need for Israel to …

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans condemned a forthcoming United Nations General Assembly vote that, if successful, would label the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posture in Gaza and the West Bank as an “unlawful presence” and demand that the country leave the territories within six months. “This proposal introduced by the Palestinian delegation, ahead of the United Nations’ General Assembly, is …

JERUSALEM – Israel’s ambassador to the world body, Danny Danon, issued a scathing indictment of theUnited Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), declaring Hamas terrorists are running the organization in the Gaza Strip. Danon’s remarks came after last week’s Israeli air strike that hit the UNRWA al-Jaouni school in a Gaza refugee camp. Danon questioned, “How long …

It was characterized as too risky, too dangerous, too out-of-the-question — but ultimately, that didn’t deter the United States of America or Gen. Douglas MacArthur, for that matter. Just months after the Korean War began and with brilliant scheduling and coordination, U.S. Marines landed at Inchon on the west coast of Korea on this date in history, Sept. 15, 1950. …

Hamas said Wednesday its response to a U.S. ceasefire plan for the war in Gaza against Israel opened a “wide pathway” to reach an agreement, although neither the terrorist group nor Israel publicly committed to a deal. The terrorist group submitted its formal response on Tuesday to a proposal U.S. President Joe Biden laid out on May 31. Israel said …

The U.N. Security Council voted in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza on Monday. The 15-member council negotiated over the deal for more than a week prior to Monday’s vote. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield praised the outcome as a “vote for peace.” Both Hamas and Israel have indicated that they favor the proposal. …

A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said Tuesday. The boat was carrying some 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 200-mile journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off Yemen’s southern coast, the IOM …

InMay, officials in the European Union finalized a sweeping new law that will radically change business activities around the world and, by extension, the societies they operate in. The law, formally titled the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), will not only apply to companies that are based in the European Union, but also to businesses headquartered in other countries …

The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children’s rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other. The secretary-general annually makes a global list of states and militias that are menacing children and threatening them. Parties on the list have ranged from the Kachin Independence …