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The United Nations flag flies on a stormy day at the U.N. during the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Palestinians are hoping that a vote Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in the U.N. General Assembly on a nonbinding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire will demonstrate widespread global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war, now in its third month. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

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Palestinians hope a vote in the UN General Assembly will show wide support for a Gaza cease-fire
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Mon,12/11/23-8:02PM , 93 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians are hoping that a vote Tuesday in the U.N.
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Reporters raise their hands to ask questions as Foreign Ministers, from left, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Maliki, Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi, and Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry, attend a news conference about the Israel-Hamas war, and pressure to reduce civilian casualties, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Fri,12/08/23-2:22PM , 158 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. Supporters called it a terrible day and warned of more civilian deaths and destruction as the war goes into its third month.
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In this photo provided by the Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by shelling, in Novogrodivka, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Ihor Moroz, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration via AP)

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UN: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Wed,12/06/23-10:13PM , 100 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities are worsening humanitarian conditions across the war-torn country, where heavy snow and freezing temperatures have already arrived, U.N. officials said Wednesday.
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Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip prepare bread in a UNDP-provided tent camp in Khan Younis, Wednesday, Nov.15, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

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UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Wed,11/15/23-12:39PM , 134 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.
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