UN Support Bolsters Trump’s Gaza Plan but Road Ahead Is Still Rough

The Security Council’s backing offered a scaffolding of international legitimacy that will be needed to persuade countries to help see the plans through.

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U.N. Security Council Adopts Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza

Russia and China abstained. The vote provides a legal mandate for the Trump administration’s vision of how to move past the cease-fire to rebuild the war-ravaged enclave after two years of war.

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At U.N. Security Council, Russia Counters Trump Gaza Plan With Its Own

The Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.

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U.S. Wants Security Council to Adopt Trump Plan for Gaza

The alternative, Ambassador Michael Waltz bluntly told diplomats, was to watch the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas give way to a return to war.

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U.N. Security Council Removes Syria’s President From Sanctions List

The decision comes days before the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Shara, is expected in Washington for the first time since he came to power.

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U.S. Seeks Two-Year U.N. Mandate for Gaza Stabilization Force

A draft Security Council resolution said that an international force would ensure that Gaza be demilitarized, though specifics were unclear.

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Twenty Years Later, Atrocities Haunt Darfur Again

The world seems unable, or unwilling, to do much to stop a new struggle on an old battlefield, as atrocities sweep villages and towns.

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Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States

The U.N. Security Council met Friday to discuss the Trump administration’s deadly attacks on what it asserts were drug smugglers in the Caribbean.

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U.N. Security Council Approves Larger Security Force to Fight Gangs in Haiti

The vote on Tuesday would establish a force of up to 5,500 soldiers and police officers. It was unclear what countries were willing to contribute personnel.

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Iranians Brace for Economic Impact of New U.N. Sanctions

Already suffering a 40 percent inflation rate and critical shortages of power and water, many in Iran expect conditions to get worse.

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