Waltz spoke to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, ahead of a vote on a resolution to condemn the U.S.’s economic restrictions on Cuba. As Waltz defended his nation’s position, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez interrupted his speech with a “point of order,” and slammed the ambassador’s remarks as “uncivilized, crude and gross.”

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly called for an end to a U.S. economic embargo on Cuba despite lobbying by Washington that included sharing an accusation that up to 5,000 Cubans are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.

The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has been making the case that the United States will no longer be footing the bill the way it has since the world body’s founding eight decades ago.

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year. Last year, it was 187-2, with “no" votes from the United States and Israel and one abstention.

Forty-three detained local United Nations staff will face trial on suspicion of links to an Israeli airstrike that assassinated top Houthi leaders in August, the acting foreign minister of Yemen’s Houthi government,

The Houthi rebels have detained two additional United Nations staff members and raided the homes of several others in Yemen over the last 48 hours.

The U.N. needs U.S. engagement and strong American leadership. And the United States needs an effective United Nations, the one body that brings together all the world’s governments to resolve conflicts and support democracy and human rights.

BELLEFONTE — Centre County leaders took time this week to recognize a global milestone, proclaiming Oct. 24 as United Nations Day in honor of the organization’s 80th anniversary. The proclamation followed remarks from the United Nations Association of Central Pennsylvania,