The top U.S. envoy to the U.N. on Thursday highlighted the 'imperative' to maintain North Korea's human rights issues at the 'forefront' of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC)'s agenda as she met with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.
Israel has attacked Iran, three people familiar with the matter said, as Iranian state media reported early on Friday that its forces had destroyed drones, days after Iran launched a retaliatory drone strike on Israel.
A planned final round of negotiations missed its target of finishing the accord ready for its adoption by the World Health Organization at the end of May.
The Chinese part of Mount Paekdu has been listed as one of UNESCO's new global geoparks in the name of 'Mount Changbaishan,' the U.N. cultural agency's website showed Thursday.
Korea hailed the U.N. Security Council (UNSC)'s recent adoption of a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.