WorldUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday cast its 10th veto of United Nations Security Council action on Syria since the war began in 2011, blocking a U.S.-drafted resolution to renew an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria. A resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, France, Russia, Britain or China to be adopted. The U.S. draft text received 11 votes in favor, while Russia and Bolivia voted against it and China and Egypt abstained. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned after the council vote on Thursday: “We will do it again if we must.”Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said the U.S. draft resolution was not balanced.

Source: Sunday Times November 16, 2017 23:37 UTC