US secretary of state says Human Rights Council's resolution is a "new low" for the 47-member-state forum, now comprised, among others, of Venezuela and recently, Cuba and China. "If the Council were serious about protecting human rights, there are plenty of legitimate needs for its attention," Pompeo says.
Jewish leaders file incitement complaint against Pastor Tupirani da Hora Lores for praying for a second Holocaust to "destroy the Jews like vermin."
Event, designed to bring momentum back to the president's campaign after coming under fire for his responses to the coronavirus and to the death of George Floyd, kicks off new push for voters as election nears.
Iran is one of many countries to charge so-called overflight fees, which are generally used to fund services such as air traffic control, weather data and aeronautical information.
In twist in dramatic proceedings against former French PM Francois Fillon, President Emmanuel Macron asks Supreme Judicial Council to review a former top prosecutor’s allegations that his office was pressure to prosecute Fillion when he was a candidate in the 2017 presidential elections.
A Western security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, says the arrested man was a Libyan called Khairi Saadallah.
France, Britain and Germany have submitted a draft resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency calling on Iran to stop denying the agency access to two old sites and to cooperate fully with it.
Experts say the two nations are unlikely to head into a war, but also believe easing tensions quickly will be difficult.
The UN Human Rights Council’s decision followed a request last week on behalf of African countries in response to the killing of George Floyd.
Palestinians praise UNHRC's initiatives to establish a group of experts to be charged with providing annual updates to list of businesses that do business with Israeli firms located in east Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, and Judea and Samaria.
