One meeting had included the U.N.’s secretary general, but everyone in the room was wearing masks, a spokesman said.
Author: Farnaz Fassihi
U.N. General Assembly Vote Further Isolates Russia on Ukraine War
Syria, North Korea, Eritrea and Belarus voted against the resolution, joining Russia, which called the measure “pseudo-humanitarian.”
U.N. General Assembly Approves Resolution Condemning Russia’s Invasion
The four-page document calls for an immediate halt to the conflict, urges diplomatic negotiations for a peaceful resolution and says Russia’s territorial gain through force will not be recognized.
U.N. General Assembly Approves Resolution Condemning Russia’s Invasion
The four-page document calls for an immediate halt to the conflict, urges diplomatic negotiations for a peaceful resolution and says Russia’s territorial gain through force will not be recognized.
U.S. Expels 12 Russian Diplomats for Spying
The move is part of a larger effort to isolate Russia diplomatically and economically since it invaded Ukraine last week.
Russia Vetoes UN Security Council Resolution Calling on it to Withdraw from Ukraine
Eleven countries voted in favor of the U.S.-backed measure, and three abstained.
An Iranian Director’s Rule: ‘Always Focus on Ordinary People’
Asghar Farhadi, who has won two Oscars, says stories about the rich and famous “are not part of my emotional bank.”
As U.N. Security Council Met to Stop Military Action by Putin, Russia Attacked Ukraine
The United States said the Council would meet on Thursday to vote on a resolution condemning Russia’s actions.
Iraj Pezeshkzad, Author of Classic Iranian Novel, Dies at 94
The satirical “My Uncle Napoleon” became a cultural touchstone that held up a mirror to his country, before the 1979 revolution sent the author into exile in Paris.