Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira announced plans to re-address the Israel-Palestine conflict. He aims to do this at a UN Security Council meeting. This meeting will occur from October 24 to 26. Vieira’s comments came during a Peace Summit in Cairo, Egypt. Vieira says there’s broad support for humanitarian efforts in the conflict zone. Specifically, […]
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