The Biden administration reversed both moves in 2021. WASHINGTON—The United States will withdraw again from the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and end funding to the U.N. agency dealing with Palestinian refugees, a White House official told The Epoch Times. The United States withdrew from the UNHRC and ended funding to UNRWA, or the U.N.
Trump has called for negotiations to end the Russia–Ukraine war, but has left open questions about continued U.S. support to Ukraine as the fighting rages on. President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could stand to gain access to Ukraine’s supply of rare earth minerals in exchange for continued U.S. support for the nation
OPEC+ reaffirmed plans to ease oil production cuts gradually, resisting President Donald Trump’s pressure for more aggressive moves to lower prices. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) on Feb. 3 reaffirmed its earlier plan to gradually ease production cuts beginning in April, despite pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump for
Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson cited costs and political pressure for his dropping the suit and said he has no plans to seek office again. Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announced that he is dropping his defamation lawsuit against CNN, ending a legal battle that stemmed from the network’s reporting on
‘The university has made its position clear by platforming and empowering a known radical antisemite to indoctrinate impressionable minds,’ writes Avi Friedman (Alex Kent/Getty Images) Columbia Business School professor Avi Friedman has resigned, citing the university’s decision to appoint a Hamas-praising professor, Joseph Massad, to teach a course on Zionism, according to a letter obtained
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and cutting funding to UNRWA, the U.N. relief agency for Gaza, which has been widely criticized following reports that its staffers were involved in terrorism. The order, which will reinstate policies
The Trump administration had tried to argue the issue was moot. WASHINGTON—District of Columbia District Judge Loren Alikhan said she was inclined to issue a temporary restraining order following a Feb. 3 hearing over the spending freeze directed by the Trump administration. She’s expected to release an order later in the afternoon to coincide with