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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Welbert Bauyaban

'Not a Beacon Anymore': US Storms Out of UN Security Council as France Compares Washington to Russia

US storms out of UN Security Council after France says Washington is ‘not a beacon of human rights anymore’ over Volker Türk vote. (Credit: Screenshot from Al Jazeera English / Youtube)

The United States delegation walked out of a United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday after France criticised Washington's recent voting record on human rights, escalating a diplomatic dispute between two long-standing allies.

The disagreement follows a UN General Assembly vote on Friday that renewed the mandate of Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, for a second term.

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