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EDITH M. LEDERER

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NEWS
Top Iranian Diplomat To Trump: ‘Try The Language Of Respect … It Won’t Kill You’
04.24.19 | 6:37 pm
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25:  President Donald Trump pauses after addressing the 73rd United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly on September 25, 2018 in New York City. The United Nations General Assembly, or UNGA, is expected to attract 84 heads of state and 44 heads of government in New York City for a week of speeches, talks and high level diplomacy concerning global issues. New York City is under tight security for the annual event with dozens of road closures and thousands of security officers patrolling city streets and waterways.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25:  President Donald Trump pauses after addressing the 73rd United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly on September 25, 2018 in New York City. The United Nations General Assembly, or UNGA, is expected to attract 84 heads of state and 44 heads of government in New York City for a week of speeches, talks and high level diplomacy concerning global issues. New York City is under tight security for the annual event with dozens of road closures and thousands of security officers patrolling city streets and waterways.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEWS
Trump Expected To Target Iran Again When He Chairs The UN Security Council
09.26.18 | 10:07 am
NEWS
Amid Trump Visit, Mandela’s Widow Urges UN To Take On ‘Ego-Driven’ Decision-Makers
09.24.18 | 1:55 pm
Matthew Rycroft, left, Britain's ambassador to the U.N. and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley vote in favor of a resolution, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, at United Nations headquarters. The council is voting on proposed new sanctions against North Korea, including sharply lower limits on its refined oil imports, the return home of all North Koreans working overseas within 12 months, and a crackdown on the country's shipping. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Matthew Rycroft, left, Britain's ambassador to the U.N. and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley vote in favor of a resolution, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, at United Nations headquarters. The council is voting on proposed new sanctions against North Korea, including sharply lower limits on its refined oil imports, the return home of all North Koreans working overseas within 12 months, and a crackdown on the country's shipping. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
NEWS
UN Unanimously Approves Tough New Sanctions On North Korea
12.22.17 | 2:48 pm
NEWS
UN Votes 128-9 To Declare Trump’s Jerusalem Move ‘Null And Void’
12.21.17 | 12:36 pm
American Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in North Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at United Nations headquarters.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) American Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in North Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at United Nations headquarters.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
NEWS
Haley: North Korean Aggression ‘Brings Us Closer To War’ The U.S. Isn’t Seeking
11.30.17 | 6:53 am
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif of Iran is interviewed by the Associated Press, in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Foreign Minister Javad Zarif of Iran is interviewed by the Associated Press, in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
NEWS
Iran’s Foreign Minister Scolds Trump For Tweet On Nonexistent Missile Launch
09.27.17 | 2:25 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
NEWS
Rouhani: Trump’s ‘Ignorant, Absurd And Hateful Rhetoric’ On Iran Unfit For UN
09.20.17 | 2:19 pm
Brazil's President Michel Temer, left, is greeted by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres before a meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Brazil's President Michel Temer, left, is greeted by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres before a meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
WORLD NEWS
Nations Begin Signing First Treaty To Ban Nuclear Weapons
09.20.17 | 9:21 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, is accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, right, Hwang Pyong So, second left, and Choe Ryong Hae, left, as he arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, a collection of more than a dozen apartment buildings, on Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, is accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, right, Hwang Pyong So, second left, and Choe Ryong Hae, left, as he arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, a collection of more than a dozen apartment buildings, on Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
NEWS
Defiant Kim Jong Un Says He Will Complete Nuke Program
09.16.17 | 9:01 am
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