Veto
US condemns vetoes on proposed UN resolution
Main Slider
March 22, 2024
US condemns vetoes on proposed UN resolution
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield criticized vetoes from Russia and China on the US-proposed draft resolution calling for a ceasefire tied…
UN Security Council’s stance on GERD crisis is unfortunate: Arab League Secretary
Egypt
June 13, 2022
UN Security Council’s stance on GERD crisis is unfortunate: Arab League Secretary
The Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that Ethiopia wants to strangle the downstream countries –…
Trump vetoes restrictions on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Trump vetoes restrictions on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
US President Donald Trump vetoed three Congress bills that would have blocked billions of dollars in US arms sales to…
Gibraltar rocks final stages of Brexit negotiation
World
November 23, 2018
Gibraltar rocks final stages of Brexit negotiation
Gibraltar, a rocky speck of British soil clinging to Spain’s southern tip trumped fishing and even trade rules on…
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’
World
August 3, 2017
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’
US President Donald Trump grudgingly signed new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale…
EU to take legal action against Poland over judiciary reform
World
July 26, 2017
EU to take legal action against Poland over judiciary reform
The European Commission said on Wednesday it would start legal action against Poland over an overhaul of the judiciary that…
Russia blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
World
April 13, 2017
Russia blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
Russia blocked a Western-led effort at the UN Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in…
Russia and China veto new UN sanctions on Syria
Middle East
March 1, 2017
Russia and China veto new UN sanctions on Syria
Russia and China vetoed new UN sanctions on Syria Tuesday and the US ambassador accused both countries of refusing to…
Saudi warns of ‘disastrous consequences’ over US 9/11 law
World
September 30, 2016
Saudi warns of ‘disastrous consequences’ over US 9/11 law
Saudi Arabia on Thursday warned of "disastrous consequences" from a United States law allowing 9/11 victims to sue the kingdom,…
Congress rejects Obama veto, Saudi September 11 bill becomes law
World
September 29, 2016
Congress rejects Obama veto, Saudi September 11 bill becomes law
Congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11…