UNITED NATIONS September 24, 2020 At UN, Kelly Craft tears into Security Council at COVID session: ‘Shame on each of you’ U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft tore into other members of the Security Council on Thursday for using a COVID-19 meeting to focus on what she called “political grudges” rather than the pandemic – while noting the massive U.S. contribution to the international effort against the virus.
United Kingdom September 24, 2020 UK announces new plan to help workers hit by pandemic Under a furloughed worker program that expires next month, the government pays 80% of the wages of workers placed on leave.
Venezuelan Political Crisis September 24, 2020 Venezuela's Maduro denounces US as “the most serious threat to world peace” in UN address Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took aim at the United States during his UN General Assembly address on Wednesday, accusing Washington of "criminal, inhuman aggression" toward his regime in a long, winding pre-recorded speech from Caracas.
Belarus September 23, 2020 Despite mass protests, Belarus President Lukashenko swears himself in for 6th term in secret ceremony Even as protesters continue to swarm to streets of Belarus's capital, Minsk and much of the international community calls for 66-year-old President Alexander Lukashenko to end his 26-year reign, the embattled leader was sworn in for a 6th term in a secret ceremony on Wednesday.
China September 22, 2020 China fumes at Trump’s UN speech, accuses US of spreading 'political virus' China on Tuesday responded angrily to President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly, in which he blamed the communist country for the coronavirus pandemic -- with Beijing accusing Trump of spreading a “political virus.”
Coronavirus September 22, 2020 Putin touts Russian coronavirus vaccine, offers it to UN staff for free Vladimir Putin called the recently approved Russian coronavirus vaccine "reliable, safe, and effective" and offered to supply the vaccine, which many scientists are skeptical of, to other nations.
Iran September 22, 2020 Iranian leader compares death of George Floyd to US foreign policy Iran’s president delivered a fiery speech before the U.N. on Tuesday in which he compared the killing of George Floyd to the treatment his country receives from the U.S.
UNITED NATIONS September 22, 2020 Trump tells UN to hold China accountable for coronavirus pandemic President Trump on Tuesday told the United Nations that it must hold China accountable for its failure to contain the coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic -- and declared the World Health Organization "controlled" by Beijing.
Middle East September 21, 2020 Fear grows for jailed Qatari royal amid health decline as wife pleads at UN for release Pressure is mounting over the case of Qatari Sheikh Talal Al Thani – the grandson of the founder of the gas-rich state – after his wife, Asma Arian, submitted an 11th-hour plea for his release at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday.
Iran September 17, 2020 US to declare UN sanctions reimposed on Iran despite disagreement from allies The Trump administration intends to declare U.N. sanctions reimposed on Iran.