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During his remarks, Milei criticized the UN for its hypocrisies in criticizing Israel. . Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon thanked Argentine President Javier Milei for defending Israel in his speech before the General Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, the two leaders embracing for a handshake following Milei's speech. "Thank you, President Milei! You are a true friend of the State of Israel," Danon said in a statement. "In this hall where they slandered Israel all day, you showed courage and supported Israel!" During his remarks, Milei criticized the UN for its hypocrisies in criticizing Israel. "In this same house,...

UN urges West to ignore Serbia's arrest warrant for Kosovo PM PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro-Kosovo's top U.N. official has urged Western powers to ignore an international arrest warrant issued by Serbia against the province's prime minister, in a letter obtained Wednesday. Soren Jessen-Petersen, the chief U.N. official in charge of running the province, said that his mission did not recognize the validity of the warrant issued in Serbia against Agim Ceku, a former rebel commander who became Kosovo's prime minister earlier this month. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Jessen-Petersen cited the U.N.'s sole legal jurisdiction over Kosovo and said...

The United Nations Human Rights Commission reinforced its ranks yesterday with some of the world's worst human rights violators, including Zimbabwe, which got the call even though Robert Mugabe secured his own re-election as president in a violent campaign widely denounced as rigged. Rights groups attacked the move, pointing out Zimbabwe joins China, Syria, Sudan and many nations that flout human rights on a commission meant to protect people against just such abusers. "It's a huge problem. It has created a crisis," said Joanna Weschler, the UN representative for Human Rights Watch. "This is not new. Zimbabwe is only part...