
U.N. vote could "put Russia on the spot" for its "shameful" vetoes of Security Council action on Ukraine
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United Nations — As United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres prepared to meet Russia's president in Moscow to push for a ceasefire in Ukraine, there was new action back at U.N. headquarters on Tuesday to highlight Russia's isolation and to address, symbolically at least, the global body's inability to stop the war.
The General Assembly adopted a resolution by consensus on Tuesday that will bring every use of a Security Council member nation's veto power up for scrutiny by the entire body. The draft resolution, informally called the "veto initiative," was crafted by Liechtenstein with dozens of cosponsors, including the U.S. and the U.K.

Johannesburg — President Trump doubled down Friday on his offer to grant U.S. citizenship to White Afrikaner farmers in South Africa, accusing their government of treating them "terribly." Mr. Trump said the U.S. would offer them "safety" and that they would be given a "rapid pathway to citizenship."

Toronto — Canada's Liberal Party has chosen veteran central bank leader Mark Carney as its new leader, meaning he will quickly replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the country's top office. The transition, and Trudeau's political downfall, comes amid the chaotic trade war with Canada's closest ally launched by President Trump.

The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria's conflict began 14 years ago.

International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence
Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during demonstrations marking International Women's Day on Saturday.