U.S. wants to expand permanent seats on U.N. Security Council : State of the World from NPR The Security Council is the United Nations' most powerful body, with the ability to impose sanctions and authorize the use of force. The U.S. is proposing expanding the number of permanent members, including two permanent seats for African countries. State of the World …
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council overrode a mayoral veto on Thursday and approved a resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Gaza and for an end to U.S. military funding to Israel. The office of Mayor Jacob Frey, who is Jewish, said he has been “clear and consistent” in his support for a cease-fire, but he vetoed the resolution …
India has voted for a United States- The US launched the unsuccessful effort on Thursday to punish North Korea which had tested three missiles on Wednesday after US President Joe Biden had wrapped up a visit to South Korea and Japan. Speaking on the resolution, US Permanent Representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that North Korea was preparing for an imminent nuclear …
City Council President Nury Martinez and her council colleagues, shown in 2019, approved a new plan for how to spend money cut last year from the LAPD budget. California Garcetti vetoes plan to use reallocated LAPD money for disadvantaged communities L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti vetoed a plan backed by the City Council to spend $88 million diverted from the LAPD …
