#resolution

3:54pm, 23rd April, 2019

Bowing to U.S. demands, U.N. waters down resolution on sexual violence in conflict

A U.S. threat to veto U.N. Security Council action on sexual violence in conflict was averted on Tuesday after a long-agreed phrase was removed because President Donald Trump's administration sees it as code for abortion, diplomats said.

Trump vetoes congressional resolution to end U.S. involvement in Yemen war

6:59pm, 16th April, 2019

Politics

Trump vetoes congressional resolution to end U.S. involvement in Yemen war

President Donald Trump has vetoed a congressional resolution that sought to end U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the White House said on Tuesday.

U.S. House fails to override Trump veto of resolution to end border wall emergency

1:51pm, 26th March, 2019

US

U.S. House fails to override Trump veto of resolution to end border wall emergency

The U.S. House of Representatives failed on Tuesday to override President Donald Trump's first veto, leaving in place the "national emergency" he declared last month to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall that Congress has not funded.

U.S. House to vote on overriding Trump veto of resolution ending border emergency

5:59am, 26th March, 2019

US

U.S. House to vote on overriding Trump veto of resolution ending border emergency

A test of U.S. Republican lawmakers' loyalty to President Donald Trump will come on Tuesday when the House of Representatives votes on a long-shot effort to override his veto of a resolution ending the emergency he declared at the U.S.-Mexico bo...

White House opposes Saudi Yemen war powers resolution

10:12am, 13th March, 2019

Politics

White House opposes Saudi Yemen war powers resolution

White House advisers recommended on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump veto a resolution to end Washington's support for the Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen.

Japan not to submit U.N. resolution condemning North Korean rights abuses

12:58am, 13th March, 2019

World

Japan not to submit U.N. resolution condemning North Korean rights abuses

Japan has decided for the first time in years not to submit to the United Nations a joint resolution condemning North Korea's human rights abuses, given U.S. efforts to end North Korea's weapons program and other factors, Japan said on Wedn...

U.S. senators offer resolution backing Canada on Huawei CFO

1:44pm, 7th March, 2019

Politics

U.S. senators offer resolution backing Canada on Huawei CFO

The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation on Thursday backing Canada's handling of Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, as the United States seeks her extradi...

U.S. Democrats introduce resolution stopping Trump border emergency

11:22am, 22nd February, 2019

Politics

U.S. Democrats introduce resolution stopping Trump border emergency

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution on Friday aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration on border security, taking the first step to assert congressional power over the expenditure of taxpayer f...

Senate committee to consider resolution against Nord Stream 2 pipeline

11:38pm, 7th February, 2019

Politics

Senate committee to consider resolution against Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday unveiled a resolution calling for the cancellation of Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, a link under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany.

U.S. calls on Iran to halt space launches that defy U.N. resolution

4:19pm, 7th February, 2019

Politics

U.S. calls on Iran to halt space launches that defy U.N. resolution

The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was aware of reports of a failed Iranian attempt to launch a satellite into space last month and it called on Tehran to halt activities that violate U.N. resolutions.