A US delegation walked out of a United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday as France's ambassador began addressing the chamber, escalating a public row between the two allies over Washington's human rights record.
The walkout, while brief, was a symbolic escalation in a relationship already strained by disputes over trade, defence spending and Donald Trump's stated interest in Greenland. The meeting had been called to discuss Russian attacks on Ukraine, but the walkout stemmed from an entirely separate dispute that had been simmering online for days.
