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December 14, 2017

Haley says missile parts prove Iran violating UN resolutions

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Thursday that she had "undeniable" evidence that Iran has been funneling missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen in violation of U.N. resolutions.

December 11, 2017

North Korean defector describes forced abortion, said bodies fed to dogs in prison

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley held a meeting on the human rights situation in North Korea where one defector spoke about how she was forced to have an abortion following her repatriation from China.

November 30, 2017

North Korea 'brings us closer to war,' Haley warns at UN

US Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday that North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that some observers believe could reach Washington and the entire US Eastern Seaboard "brings us closer" to a war the US doesn't seek.

September 26, 2017

Asia-Pacific regional disputes impede united stand on North Korea

Disagreements over North Korea's tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles and territorial disputes in the South China Sea are preventing foreign ministers from other Asia-Pacific countries from issuing a unified statement about North Korea's actions, diplomatic sources said Sunday.

September 26, 2017

Haley: North Korea needs to brace for combined pressure from US and the world

Less than a day after North Korea threatened that the United States will pay dearly “thousands of times” for pushing through new sanctions to cripple its economy, Nikki Haley – the U.S Ambassador to the United Nations – has reaffirmed that America has the iron-clad upper hand when it comes to leveraging the hermit country.

September 25, 2017

UN Security Council considers resolution punishing ISIS for crimes against humanity

Today’s ISIS-claimed terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain — which killed at least 13 people and left many injured — coincided with a new effort to bring the terrorist group to justice for crimes committed against humanity in Iraq.

September 25, 2017

US picks up another UN victory as Security Council may seek new resolution against North Korea

Japan’s United Nations ambassador told reporters today that a new U.S.-backed resolution could be in the works to further isolate North Korea, following a resounding Security Council condemnation last night of North Korea’s latest missile launch over Japan.

September 24, 2017

Trump: North Korean leaders 'won't be around much longer' if they strike US

If North Korea's foreign minister hoped to draw a response from U.S. President Donald Trump with his Saturday speech to the U.N. General Assembly, he succeeded.

September 21, 2017

France's Macron says Iran nuke deal not enough, defends it nonetheless

French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged Wednesday the Iran nuclear deal is not enough to contain the Islamic Republic's nuke and missile ambitions, however, he maintained scrapping the deal altogether would be a mistake.

September 19, 2017

UN Security Council calls emergency meeting after North Korea claims successful hydrogen bomb test

The U.S., among other partner countries, have called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council in the wake up North Korea claimed Sunday it successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb.