UNITED NATIONS U.N. Security Council rejects Palestinian resolution The U.N. Security Council rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years late Tuesday, a blow to efforts to get the U.N.’s most powerful body to take action to recognize an independent state of Palestine. The United States, Israel’s closest ally, had […]

The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman says of continuing U.S. sanctions, ‘we don’t leave such unfriendly acts without an answer.’