
U.N. Security Council for first time agrees to demand cease-fire in Gaza
On a 14-0 vote with the U.S. abstaining, the council urged a cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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On a 14-0 vote with the U.S. abstaining, the council urged a cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
After the U.S. vetoed the first three proposals, China and Russia stopped the council's fourth try at a Gaza resolution.
The U.N. Security Council demanded an immediate end to fighting in Sudan during Ramadan, which begins Sunday.
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Leaders departed after a week of talks dominated by wars in Gaza and Ukraine, AI and a year of elections.