The General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Politics Breaking UN General Assembly backs ending Cuba embargo 130-17, but support falls sharply after US lobbying Mono Scoops 16h The UN General Assembly voted 130-17, with 25 abstentions, to urge an end to the US embargo on Cuba on October 28, a far narrower margin than last year's 165-7, after Washington lobbied countries to oppose or abstain. Read Full Story
File photo of the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York, the venue for the embargo debate, not a photo of the October 27 clash itself. Politics US and Cuba clash at UN as General Assembly prepares 34th vote on ending embargo Mono Scoops 20h United States Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez clashed in the UN General Assembly on October 27, a day before the body's 34th annual vote on a resolution calling for an end to the US embargo against Cuba. Read Full Story
