In remarks before the vote, Palestinian ambassador Riyad ... that the most expeditious path toward statehood and UN membership for the Palestinian people is through direct negotiations between ...

Hamas and its Palestinian Authority UN mouthpiece at the helm of the United Nations' lead body. A day in infamy." Several members in their post-vote statements stressed that they condemned the ...

The vote reflected the wide global support for full membership of Palestine in the United Nations, with many countries expressing outrage at the escalating death toll in Gaza and fears of a major ...

The United States pledged to vote against any United Nations resolution seeking to grant Palestine full membership in the international body. The hardline promise came after a UN General Assembly ...

The United Nations General Assembly is expected to vote in favor of reviving the Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member and granting it additional rights at the global body on Friday ...

While a General Assembly vote cannot confer UN membership, the approved resolution does endow the Palestinian Authority with new procedural rights and privileges. Only member states can vote ...