Louis Charbonneau

U.N. Security Council members condemn North Korea missile launch

December 23, 2018 at 10:45 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Members of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile launch as a violation of U.N. resolutions and will continue discussions on...

U.S. says glad ‘noxious’ U.N. rights envoy for Palestine leaving

November 4, 2021 at 1:31 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States on Monday welcomed the imminent departure of a U.N. human rights investigator for the Palestinian territories whom Washington accused of being biased against...

Ukraine asks U.N. assembly to declare Crimea secession invalid

August 25, 2021 at 3:17 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ukraine has circulated a draft resolution to the U.N. General Assembly that would declare invalid Crimea's recent referendum calling for annexation to Russia, a document that...

U.S. says glad ‘noxious’ U.N. rights envoy for Palestine leaving

December 23, 2018 at 11:05 p.m.

U.S. says ‘hard work’ needed to agree with Iran on enrichment

August 25, 2021 at 2:57 a.m.

VIENNA (Reuters) - It will be very difficult to overcome differences between Iran and six world powers over Tehran's uranium enrichment program, though all parties aim to adhere to their...

EU defends Ashton’s meeting with Iranian human rights activists

November 4, 2021 at 1:28 a.m.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday defended her talks with human rights activists during a recent visit to Iran, saying meeting dissidents is a...

EU defends Ashton’s meeting with Iranian human rights activists

December 23, 2018 at 10:54 p.m.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday defended her talks with human rights activists during a recent visit to Iran, saying meeting dissidents is a...

Mediator Brahimi says Syria election now won’t aid peace talks

November 4, 2021 at 1:23 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - If Syria goes ahead with an election that would likely secure a new term for President Bashar al-Assad, the opposition will probably not be interested in...

Mediator Brahimi says Syria election now won’t aid peace talks

December 23, 2018 at 10:41 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - If Syria goes ahead with an election that would likely secure a new term for President Bashar al-Assad, the opposition will probably not be interested in...

U.S. rebukes Sudan over Darfur violence, wants more from peacekeepers

November 4, 2021 at 1:24 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday condemned the recent upsurge in violence in Sudan's western Darfur region, and said civilians are being "terrorized, displaced, and killed" despite...

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