US vetoes UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements
The US ambassador to the United Nations said that the decision “should not be misunderstood to mean we support settlement activity.”
View Article“Delusional” Libyan leader Gaddafi “unfit to lead”, says US
America’s ambassador to the UN says Gaddafi is becoming unhinged, laughing while his people are being slaughtered.
View ArticleRussia and China veto UN Resolution on Syria
Meanwhile, Syrian TV has broadcast an interview with a woman who human rights groups had said was killed by security forces in July.
View ArticleSusan Rice withdraws name from Secretary of State race
John Kerry is now favourite to take Hillary Clinton’s place.
View ArticleFormer presidential candidate John Kerry to be new US Secretary of State
The veteran Democratic senator will succeed Hillary Clinton in the new year provided he is confirmed by his colleagues in the senate.
View ArticleDubliner Samantha Power to become US’s new UN ambassador in reshuffle
Pulitzer winner Samantha Power is taking over from Susan Rice, who is becoming Barack Obama’s National Security Advisor.
View ArticleHigh-level meeting at White House amid heightened terror fears
National Security Advisor Susan Rice chaired the meeting as US embassies across the Islamic world close today due to terror concerns.
View ArticleRussia withdraws ambassador from Kiev as stand-off with Western powers deepens
The US has warned Russia against sending troops into Kiev, with National Security Adviser Susan Rice saying such a move would be a “grave mistake”.
View ArticleObama: We are deeply concerned about what’s happening in Kobane
The US president has committed to continued air strikes on the northern Syrian town.
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