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August 24, 2016

Syria, ISIS responsible for chemical weapons attacks, UN inquiry finds

Syrian government troops and ISIS terrorists carried out chemical attacks in the war-torn nation during 2014 and 2015, according to an investigation by the United Nations and the global chemical weapons watchdog.

August 10, 2016

South Sudan rejects UN proposal to send more peacekeepers

South Sudan on Wednesday rejected a US proposal for the UN Security Council to send 4,000 additional troops to the East African country to restore calm, saying it "seriously undermines" its sovereignty and threatens a return to colonialism.

June 29, 2016

Italy, Netherlands agree to split seat on powerful UN Security Council

Sweden and Kazakhstan won contested elections for coveted seats on the Security Council on Tuesday and the Netherlands and Italy ended a battle for another seat by agreeing to split the two-year term on the U.N.'s most powerful body.

May 9, 2016

Iran carries out new ballistic missile test

Iran successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile capable of striking U.S. forces in the region as well as Israel, the third such test since the nuclear agreement with Western nations took effect in January, multiple defense officials confirmed to Fox News.

May 4, 2016

Fragile cease-fire restored to embattled city of Aleppo, U.S. official says

Syrian state media say three people have been killed in renewed rebel shelling of government-held areas in the deeply contested northern city of Aleppo.

May 4, 2016

Kim Jong Un claims North Korea has a hydrogen bomb

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed his scientists have developed a hydrogen bomb, state media reported Thursday, in a boast immediately met with skepticism by experts.

May 4, 2016

Russia, France push dueling UN Security Council draft resolutions on terrorism

Russia submitted a revised draft U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at coordinating international efforts to fight terrorism, but it still allows President Bashar Assad's government to maintain a decisive role in addressing the crisis in Syria.

May 2, 2016

UN Security Council endorses Iran deal, Tehran diplomat lashes out at US

The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously endorsed the Iran nuclear deal, over the objections of U.S. lawmakers who wanted the panel to wait until Congress formally reviews the landmark agreement.

April 21, 2016

Iran launches long-range rocket but fails to put satellite into orbit

While President Obama was preparing to head to Saudi Arabia earlier this week, Iran launched a new long-range rocket but it did not accomplish the rogue nation's goal of putting a satellite into orbit, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News on Thursday.

April 18, 2016

Israel, Palestinians engage in rare UN shouting match

The Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors engaged in a rare shouting match in the U.N. Security Council on Monday, reflecting Israel's growing consternation at the upsurge in Palestinian attacks against civilians and Palestinian frustration at the failure to achieve its dream of a truly independent state.