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The United Nations Security Council has voted to reelect Antonio Guterres as the UN secretary-general, assuring a second term for the Portuguese statesman that will keep him in office until 2027. The Security Council on Tuesday formally recommended Guterres, the 72-year-old former prime minister of Portugal, who faced no competition …

U.S. efforts to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Tehran would fail, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Wednesday, a day after U.S. officials circulated a revised proposal. Washington streamlined its bid on Tuesday to win more support in the 15-member …