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U.S. vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution

Dorothy Shea (C), acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, raises her hand to veto a draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid distribution at a U.N. Security Council meeting on June 4, 2025, at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240503) -- BEIJING, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a UN General Assembly meeting on the U.S. veto to block Palestine's UN membership at the UN headquarters in New York, May 1, 2024. America's repeated use of its veto on the Palestinian-Israeli issue is not commensurate with the role of a responsible power, said the Chinese envoy on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-CHINESE ENVOY-PALESTINE-U.S.-VETO

(240502) -- UNITED NATIONS, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a UN General Assembly meeting on the U.S. veto to block Palestine's UN membership at the UN headquarters in New York, May 1, 2024. America's repeated use of its veto on the Palestinian-Israeli issue is not commensurate with the role of a responsible power, said the Chinese envoy on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-CHINESE ENVOY-PALESTINE-U.S.-VETO

(240502) -- UNITED NATIONS, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a UN General Assembly meeting on the U.S. veto to block Palestine's UN membership at the UN headquarters in New York, May 1, 2024. America's repeated use of its veto on the Palestinian-Israeli issue is not commensurate with the role of a responsible power, said the Chinese envoy on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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Arab League calls for binding UN resolution on Gaza conflict

STORY: Arab League calls for binding UN resolution on Gaza conflict SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo 2. various of the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, delivering a speech on extraordinary meeting (courtesy of AL) STORYLINE: The Council of the Arab League renewed on Wednesday its call for the UN Security Council to take a "binding resolution" that would put an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. At the request of the State of Palestine, the permanent delegates of the Arab League held an extraordinary meeting to discuss "the continuation of Israeli crimes in Gaza." The delegates also deliberated on repercussions from the American veto in the Security Council vote on Palestine's full United Nations membership. The League criticized the "inability of the international community" to put an end to the suffering of the Palestinians. Ahmed Ab

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United States blocks full U.N. membership for Palestinians

U.S. representative Robert Wood (raising hand) raises a hand to veto a draft resolution for Palestine's full United Nations membership at the world body's headquarters in New York on April 18, 2024.

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U.S. votes against Palestinian request for full UN membership at Security Council

STORY: U.S. votes against Palestinian request for full UN membership at Security Council SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Security Council Chamber 2. various of delegates voting 3. various of the Palestinian delegate STORYLINE: The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council. The 15-member council voted on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations." The draft resolution received 12 votes in favor, two abstentions, and one vote against. A council resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, Britain, France, Russia or China to pass. The United States was compelled to use its veto power after the draft secured 12 votes in favor. The Palestinian mission to the United Nations ini

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-PALESTINIAN REQUEST-FULL UN MEMBERSHIP-U.S.-VETO

(240418) -- UNITED NATIONS, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Representatives vote on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations" during a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-PALESTINIAN REQUEST-FULL UN MEMBERSHIP-U.S.-VETO

(240418) -- UNITED NATIONS, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Robert Wood (L, front) votes against a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations", at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UNGA president calls for great efforts to resolve Gaza crisis

STORY: UNGA president calls for great efforts to resolve Gaza crisis SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNGA Hall 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly 3. various of UNGA Hall 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly 5. various of UNGA Hall 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly STORYLINE: UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis on Monday called for action to end violence and suffering in Gaza. The General Assembly met to examine the U.S. veto of the latest Security Council draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, where a grim, forewarned landscape of famine has seen babies and children die of starvation in recent days. "First and foremost, an immediate humanitarian ceasefire must be implemented.

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Egypt regrets UNSC's failure to adopt Gaza ceasefire resolution

STORY: Egypt regrets UNSC's failure to adopt Gaza ceasefire resolution SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: Egypt expressed deep regret on Tuesday for the inability of the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after a U.S. veto. The United States earlier in the day vetoed a resolution submitted by Algeria for the Arab Group in New York calling for a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave, where more than 29,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since Oct. 7. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the outcome "has come to question the credibility of the rules and working mechanisms of the current international architecture, especially the Security Council, which is entrusted with the responsibility of preventing and settling conflicts and halting wars." Egypt stron

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Arab League condemns U.S. veto of Gaza ceasefire resolution

STORY: Arab League condemns U.S. veto of Gaza ceasefire resolution SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 21/20, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Arab League (file) 2. various of the Arab League's statement on its website 2. various of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield voting against a Gaza-related Security Council draft resolution at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 20, 2024 (courtesy to the UN) STORYLINE: Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Wednesday condemned the United States for vetoing a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the AL said in a statement. Aboul Gheit voiced his "deep regret" over the U.S. move, the third time since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October of last year that the U.S. interfered to fail a draft resolution aimed to reach a ceasefire, read the statement. During an emergency session of the UN Security Council held in N

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U.S. vetoes Security Council draft resolution demanding humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

STORY: U.S. vetoes Security Council draft resolution demanding humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. various of fight in the city of Jenin STORYLINE: Feb. 20, 2024 STANDUP (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "The U.S. envoy to the UN has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It is the Biden administration's third veto in favor of Israel at the Security Council since the war broke out. Meanwhile, hostilities and violent clashes are still persistent in the middle and southern areas of the Gaza Strip. In Khan Younis, the (Israeli) army announced that the battle in the city is close to an end with a few targets left that are expected to be reached in the upcoming days. The intense bombing was also reported in the middle of Gaza Strip, especi

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Objection to cease-fire in Gaza equals license to kill: Chinese envoy

STORY: Objection to cease-fire in Gaza equals license to kill: Chinese envoy SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:33 LOCATION: UNITED NATIONS CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Security Council Chamber 2. various of representatives voting 3. various of China's permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun speaking 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations 5. various of the Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: Following the U.S. veto on a Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, a Chinese envoy said Tuesday that objection to a cease-fire in Gaza is nothing different from giving the green light to the continued slaughter. The draft resolution won 13 votes in favor among the 15 members of the Security Council. Britain abstained. China expresses its strong disappointment at and dissatisfaction with the U.S. veto, said Zhang Jun, China's pe

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240221) -- BEIJING, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jun (C, Front), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks in an explanation of vote after voting for a Security Council draft resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 20, 2024. Following the U.S. veto on a Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, the Chinese envoy said Tuesday that objection to a cease-fire in Gaza is nothing different from giving the green light to the continued slaughter. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-HUMANITARIAN CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA-DRAFT RESOLUTION-U.S.-VETO

(240221) -- UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (C, front) votes against a Gaza-related Security Council draft resolution at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 20, 2024. The United States on Tuesday vetoed a Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. The draft resolution won 13 votes in favor among the 15 members of the Security Council. The United States voted against it. Britain abstained. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-HUMANITARIAN CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA-DRAFT RESOLUTION-CHINESE ENVOY

(240220) -- UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jun (C, Front), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks in an explanation of vote after voting for a Security Council draft resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 20, 2024. Following the U.S. veto on a Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, the Chinese envoy said Tuesday that objection to a cease-fire in Gaza is nothing different from giving the green light to the continued slaughter. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-HUMANITARIAN CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA-DRAFT RESOLUTION-CHINESE ENVOY

(240220) -- UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jun (C, Front), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, votes in favor of a Security Council draft resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 20, 2024. Following the U.S. veto on a Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, the Chinese envoy said Tuesday that objection to a cease-fire in Gaza is nothing different from giving the green light to the continued slaughter. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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Palestinians slam U.S. veto of UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire in Gaza

STORY: Palestinians slam U.S. veto of UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 8-9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Gaza and Ramallah CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter 2. Photo of the United Nations Security Council meeting 3. Photo of smoke rising from a bombed site in the southern Gaza Strip 4. various of makeshift camps in the southern Gaza Strip 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): Ramallah resident 6. various of Rafah city 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): Ramallah resident 8. various of Rafah city 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): Ramallah resident STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter "Since the outbreak of the war between Hamas and Israeli army in the besieged coastal enclave, the UN (again) failed to adopt a resolution to stop the war in the coastal enclave. This pushed the Palestinians to feel that maybe the Israeli army will have more time to commit more violations against them. Until now, there

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-DRAFT RESOLUTION-CHINA-VETO

(231026) -- UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jun (C, front), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, gives an explanation of the vote after the UN Security Council voting on a draft resolution regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine at the UN headquarters in New York, on Oct. 25, 2023. China on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine, pointing out that the draft departs from the spirit of previous UN resolutions. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-DRAFT RESOLUTION-CHINA-VETO

(231026) -- UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council holds a vote on a draft resolution regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine at the UN headquarters in New York, on Oct. 25, 2023. China on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine, pointing out that the draft departs from the spirit of previous UN resolutions. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-RESOLUTION ON GAZA

(231018) -- UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council holds a vote for a Brazilian-drafted resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses in Gaza, at the UN headquarters in New York on Oct. 18, 2023. The United States on Wednesday vetoed a Security Council resolution that would have called for humanitarian pauses in Gaza. The Brazilian-drafted resolution won the support of 12 of the 15 members of the Security Council. The United States, which has veto power, was the only council member that voted against it. Britain and Russia abstained. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN Security Council fails to adopt resolution on Gaza

STORY: UN Security Council fails to adopt resolution on Gaza DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of Security Council Chamber 2. various of delegates voting 3. zoom in of Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia speaking 4. SOUNDBITE (English): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: The UN Security Council on Monday failed to adopt a Russian-drafted resolution that calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The draft resolution obtained five votes in favor and four against, with six abstentions. Four countries joined Russia in voting for the resolution -- China, the United Arab Emirates, Mozambique and Gabon. Four countries voted against it -- the United States, Britain, France and Japan. The other six countries abstained. To be adopted, a Security Council resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no veto from any of the council's five permanent m

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Zelensky Addresses The Security Council - NYC

Handout photo shows President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaking to the U.N. Security Council on the war his country in a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 20, 2023 in New York City, NY, USA. Zelensky called on the U.N. Security Council to broaden its membership and remove Russia’s veto power. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Addresses The Security Council - NYC

Handout photo shows President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaking to the U.N. Security Council on the war his country in a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 20, 2023 in New York City, NY, USA. Zelensky called on the U.N. Security Council to broaden its membership and remove Russia’s veto power. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Addresses The Security Council - NYC

Handout photo shows President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaking to the U.N. Security Council on the war his country in a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 20, 2023 in New York City, NY, USA. Zelensky called on the U.N. Security Council to broaden its membership and remove Russia’s veto power. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Addresses The Security Council - NYC

Handout photo shows President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaking to the U.N. Security Council on the war his country in a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 20, 2023 in New York City, NY, USA. Zelensky called on the U.N. Security Council to broaden its membership and remove Russia’s veto power. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Addresses The Security Council - NYC

Handout photo shows President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaking to the U.N. Security Council on the war his country in a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 20, 2023 in New York City, NY, USA. Zelensky called on the U.N. Security Council to broaden its membership and remove Russia’s veto power. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Backs Sweden's NATO Membership - Vilnius

Handout photo shows NATOSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson meeting within the NATO Vilnius Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 10, 2023. Sweden is to be allowed to join Nato after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed to set aside his veto and recommend to his parliament that Sweden's application go ahead. The Monday night breakthrough came in last-ditch talks on the eve of the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungarian parliament approves Finland's accession to NATO

STORY: Hungarian parliament approves Finland's accession to NATO DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of the Hungarian parliament building 2. various of the official recording of Hungarian parliament voting STORYLINE: The Hungarian parliament on Monday approved legislation allowing Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 182 members of parliament voted in favor and six against, while 11 lawmakers were absent. Besides the far-right party Mi Hazank (Our Homeland), all parties voted in favor of Finland's accession. Elod Novak, vice president of Mi Hazank, said last Friday that his party would veto Finland's accession because "expanding the military alliance on Russia's border would be a provocation, while the neutral zone is an international interest." The Hungarian parliament originally tabled to vote on the ratification of the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO in the last trimester of 2022, but had since decided

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H.K. protesters march ahead of vote on electoral package

HONG KONG, June 14 Kyodo - Pro-democracy protesters carry yellow umbrellas as they march through the streets of central Hong Kong on June 14, 2015, to support a veto of the government's electoral reform package. The controversial package, laying out how Hong Kong's next leader should be chosen, goes for debate at the legislature on June 17 and will be voted on by the end of the week.

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Diet passes FY 2008 budget despite upper house veto

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) bows at a House of Representatives plenary session on March 28 after the Diet enacted into law an 83 trillion yen state budget for fiscal 2008 despite an earlier rejection by the opposition-controlled upper house.

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Norway backs Japan in bid for Security Council seat: envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Norwegian Ambassador to Japan Aage Grutle meets the press at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 13. He reiterated Norway's support for Japan to be given a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council but expressed reservations over the issue of veto rights for permanent council members.

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Japan could be Security Council permanent member by 2005: UK

LONDON, Britain - British Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell spoke in an interview with Kyodo News in London June 2. He said Japan could become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council as early as 2005 under a British plan that would add five non-veto-wielding permanent members to the security council.

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Russia may veto British-U.S. resolution on Iraq

BEIJING, China - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov gives a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Beijing on Feb. 28. Ivanov said that Russia may veto a British-U.S. draft resolution on Iraq that is under discussion in the U.N. Security Council, as well as any other resolution that implies the use of force. ''Russia has the right to veto in the U.N. Security Council and will use it if it is necessary in the interests of international stability,'' Ivanov said.

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Japan urges limited UNSC veto use on council reform

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Yukio Sato speaks at the U.N. General Assembly Nov. 16. He urged permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to limit the use of their veto power to break the logjam blocking reforms of the Security Council. But the idea was promptly shot down by the United States.