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UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2017   FACT SHEET: Resolution 2371 (2017) Strengthening Sanctions on North Korea   Resolution 2371 (2017), adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on August 5, 2017, strengthens UN sanctions on North Korea in response to its two intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests conducted on July 3, 2017 and July 28, 2017. As such, this resolution sends a... Читать дальше...

U.S. military aircraft and boats are searching for three U.S. Marines who are missing after their tilt-rotor aircraft crashed into the sea Saturday off Australia's east coast, according to a Marine Corps statement. Twenty-three other people aboard the MV-22 Osprey have been rescued. The aircraft had been launched from the USS Bonhomme Richard assault ship and was involved in routine operations when it crashed, the statement said. A White House official said President Donald Trump, who is vacationing at his golf club in Bedminister... Читать дальше...

The shift this Saturday morning starts early — to catch male weekend vacationers heading to the beach. The first women on the main road running through the decaying Italian seaside resort of Castel Volturno, 30 kilometers north of Naples and home now to an estimated 20,000 African migrants, are older Central Europeans, but younger Nigerians aren't far behind. By 9 a.m. there are about 30 sex workers touting for business along the strip — a small fraction of the nighttime contingents. Castel Volturno... Читать дальше...

Kenya’s Elections Observation Group (ELOG) plans to deploy about 5,000 observers to monitor Tuesday's vote. ELOG also will use Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT) to monitor the presidential election. The Elections Observations Group, (ELOG) which is made up of civil society and faith-based organizations, met Saturday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and said it will deploy about 5,700 election observers. Of those, approximately 1,700 observers also will monitor the elections using Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT). Читать дальше...

There is apparent discord within the U.S. Democratic Party over how vigorously it should emphasize allegations of collusion between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia, according to Politico. Democratic candidates and political operatives expressed concern to Politico that maintaining the Russia controversy as a primary issue, instead of health care and other pocketbook issues, could backfire. Veteran Democratic consultant Bill Burton, who is involved in several political campaigns... Читать дальше...

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson landed Saturday in Manila on his first official trip to Southeast Asia as the United States continues to call for a legally binding mechanism to prevent conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea from erupting into violent confrontations. While in the Philippines, Tillerson will also seek greater cooperation from regional allies in isolating North Korea.   After a stern warning from China, Vietnam called off permission for an energy company to drill for gas in the South China Sea. Читать дальше...

The United Nations is to vote Saturday on a proposal that would increase economic sanctions on North Korea. The resolution would prohibit North Korea from exporting minerals and seafood products worth over $1 billion a year and block countries from granting new guest worker permits to North Koreans. The goal of the resolution is to put pressure on the North Korean leadership to halt its nuclear ambitions and stop developing nuclear weapons. The move for additional sanctions is in response to... Читать дальше...

An explosion has been reported at an Islamic Center in the Midwestern state of Minnesota. The explosion happened early Saturday around the time of dawn prayers at the center in the city of Bloomington. No casualties have been reported.   Police say they are investigating the incident with the FBI and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Islamic center is managed by Somali Americans.

Over the past year, minorities across the United States have increased their outreach to the public and efforts to make their voices heard amid fears of a White Supremacy movement. The Sikhs of Oak Creek, however, were working to raise awareness of their faith and uplift their community long before 2016. On August 5, 2012, a white supremacist named Wade Michael Page killed six believers of the Sikh faith in their house of worship, a Gurdwara, outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the five years since... Читать дальше...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was sworn in for his second term Saturday after easily winning the presidential election in May. Rouhani, who is seen by some as a moderate leader, led Iran from relative global isolation when he signed a nuclear deal in 2015 with several world powers in exchange for the lifting of sanctions against the country. Earlier this week, though, the United States confirmed new sanctions against Iran, leading the country to accuse the U.S. of violating the deal. Iranian... Читать дальше...

The Lebanese army will not coordinate with the Syrian army to fight against Islamic State in the Lebanese-Syrian border zone, a military source told Reuters on Saturday, rejecting a local media report of direct military cooperation between the two. The source said the Lebanese army had the military capability to confront and defeat the group without any regional or international support. The presence of Islamic State and Nusra Front militants in pockets on Lebanon's border is the biggest military... Читать дальше...

Senegal's ruling party has won a large parliamentary majority, according to official provisional results, following an election last Sunday that opposition leaders say was tainted by fraud. President Macky Sall's ruling coalition took 125 seats in the 165-seat National Assembly after winning nearly 50 percent of the vote, according to the results announced on national television late on Friday. The coalition of 91-year-old former president Abdoulaye Wade, whom Sall defeated in a 2012 presidential... Читать дальше...

Russian President Vladimir Putin stripped to his waist to brave the cold waters of a mountain lake as part of a three-day fishing and hunting trip in the Siberian wilderness, the Kremlin said. Putin, 64, is renowned for his strong-man publicity stunts, which have contributed to his sky-high popularity ratings. The trip comes eight months before Russia's presidential election next March and, though he has yet to announce his candidacy, Putin is widely expected to run and to win comfortably. The... Читать дальше...

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reiterated their grave concerns over the escalation of tensions in the Korean Peninsula. In a statement issued at the end of their meeting in Manila Saturday the 10 member nations said the recent ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests by North Korea threaten peace, security and stability in the region and the world. The ministers said, "We reiterate our support for the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation... Читать дальше...

Russia's former ambassador to Washington, Sergei Kislyak, said on Saturday his conversations with former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn had been transparent and focussed on matters of U.S.-Russia cooperation. Kislyak ended his tenure in Washington in July but remains a key figure in ongoing U.S. investigations into Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Flynn was forced to resign in February after it became known that he had failed to disclose the content... Читать дальше...

A military official in the Indonesian province of Jambi said Saturday he has ordered that anyone who deliberately sets fire to forest areas be shot, as authorities struggle to contain fires that cause choking smoke in the region. Five Indonesian provinces have declared emergencies because of forest fires, according to Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency (BNPB), with the number of hotspots steadily increasing in many areas over the past week. The BNPB is working with many government branches, including the military, to contain the fires. Читать дальше...

M. Kazam Hashimi has experienced a series of firsts since leaving Afghanistan: his first American meal; his first American job; and now; his first American baseball game at the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, PNC Park. “First time ever for my family,” he told VOA in an interview at the stadium along the banks of the Allegheny River, one of three that give Pittsburgh its unique geographic identity. “In Afghanistan, people are a very big fan of soccer. They don’t know anything about the Pirates.”... Читать дальше...

The initial 90-day resettlement program for refugees in the United States is a whirlwind of activity that helps them find a place to live, a place to work, and initial introductions to American life and culture. But integration into American life extends well beyond 90 days. VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports on one woman in Pittsburgh who is trying to help refugee and immigrant families connect with the rest of the community.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers expressed grave concern Saturday about rising tensions on the Korean peninsula stemming from long-range missile tests by North Korea that “seriously threaten” global peace and security. Taking a stronger tone than it has previously on the standoff, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) called for North Korea to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions on its nuclear program and make a positive contribution to regional peace. The statement was issued separately... Читать дальше...

The betting was that law-and-order Attorney General Jeff Sessions would come out against the legalized marijuana industry with guns blazing. But the task force Sessions assembled to find the best legal strategy is giving him no ammunition, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, a group of prosecutors and federal law enforcement officials, has come up with no new policy recommendations to advance the attorney general’s aggressively anti-marijuana views. Читать дальше...

Supporters of the United Auto Workers say they’re not giving up their fight to unionize a Nissan auto assembly plant in Mississippi after a stinging defeat, even as UAW opponents say Friday’s loss proves workers don’t want the union. More than 62 percent of workers voting in a two-day election at Nissan Motor Co.’s Canton plant voted against the UAW, with 2,244 ballots against the union according to the National Labor Relations Board. Voting for union representation were 1,307 workers, or 38 percent. Читать дальше...

Security forces in Myanmar fired warning shots to disperse Muslim villagers while they were arresting four suspected insurgents in a western region where government troops have been accused of human rights violations against Rohingya minority, officials said Saturday.    About 600 villagers surrounded troops in Rathedaung township in Rakhine state on Friday while they were searching for six men suspected of financing a terrorist group, said police officer Zaw Win Aung.    He said the villagers carried slingshots... Читать дальше...

Venezuela’s new legislative superbody is set to convene again Saturday. The controversial Constituent Assembly, inaugurated Friday, is expected to rewrite the constitution and give new powers to the ruling Socialist party. President Nicolas Maduro’s wife and son are among the members of the 545-member assembly that unanimously selected former Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez as its president. Rodriguez promised quick action against the government’s opponents. “Don’t think we’re going to wait weeks... Читать дальше...

The World Health Organization reports that there are 2 to 3 million cases of melanoma skin cancer reported every year. Sunscreen is a big part of preventing these cancers, but chemical laden sunscreens have their drawbacks. That's why scientists are scouring the natural world to understand how plants protect themselves from damaging ultraviolet rays. VOA's Kevin Enochs reports.

The Western state of Utah is home to stunning red rock formations shaped by geological forces over millions of years. Some of the most beautiful are at five of the state's most popular national park sites, known as "The Mighty 5." At Arches National Park alone, there are more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, making up the world's largest collection. National parks traveler Mikah Meyer shared highlights of his visit to Arches, and two other Mighty 5 sites, with VOA's Julie Taboh.