{"id":69884,"date":"2024-06-10T20:58:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/tuesday-briefing-u-n-adopts-u-s-backed-cease-fire-resolution\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T20:58:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:58:03","slug":"tuesday-briefing-u-n-adopts-u-s-backed-cease-fire-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/tuesday-briefing-u-n-adopts-u-s-backed-cease-fire-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Briefing: U.N. Adopts U.S.-Backed Cease-Fire Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/06\/11\/multimedia\/11ambriefing-asia-blinken2-ktcm\/11ambriefing-asia-blinken2-ktcm-facebookJumbo.jpg?fit=1050,549&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tuesday Briefing: U.N. Adopts U.S.-Backed Cease-Fire Resolution\" title=\"Tuesday Briefing: U.N. Adopts U.S.-Backed Cease-Fire Resolution\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-5b92cf39\">The U.N. adopted a U.S.-backed cease-fire resolution<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With the U.S. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/06\/10\/world\/israel-gaza-war-hamas\/blinken-arrives-in-egypt-to-discuss-the-latest-cease-fire-proposal?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">seeking to put pressure on Hamas and Israel<\/a> to agree to a cease-fire in Gaza, the U.N. Security Council <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/06\/10\/world\/israel-gaza-war-hamas\/the-un-security-council-passes-a-us-backed-cease-fire-resolution?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">voted to adopt a resolution<\/a>, brought by the U.S., to call for an immediate truce. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel yesterday for talks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Blinken met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. Earlier that day, he held talks in Cairo with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, whose government has helped mediate talks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">More than two weeks have passed since Israel put the deal to Hamas. But Israel\u2019s government has not formally embraced it, and there has also been no official response from Hamas. Netanyahu, who faces pressure from far-right members of his government, has said that the assault should continue until Hamas\u2019s military and governing capabilities are destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">The U.N. vote: <\/strong>Fourteen of the 15 council members voted in favor, with Russia \u2014 which has veto power \u2014 abstaining. In passing the resolution, the council delivered a diplomatic victory to the U.S., which had vetoed three previous cease-fire resolutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">What\u2019s next:<\/strong> Blinken is also set to visit Qatar, another mediator between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Israel\u2019s hostage mission:<\/strong> Gazans described an <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/09\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-hostage-rescue-deaths.html?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">intense bombardment during the raid<\/a> that led to the rescue of four Israeli hostages and the deaths of scores of Palestinians. \u201cThe whole hospital became one giant emergency room,\u201d a doctor in Gaza said.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-4f0423ac\">The center holds in Europe, despite the right\u2019s wins<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Europe\u2019s mainstream conservatives, the European People\u2019s Party, performed strongly and finished first in the European Parliament elections, even adding a few seats, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/06\/09\/world\/europe\/results-european-union-parliament-election.html\" title=\"\">provisional results<\/a>. Even though the right did well across the 27 E.U. countries, the center held.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was a sign that the party\u2019s strategy of integrating more right-leaning policies in order to stop voters from shifting to further-right rivals delivered. Here are <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/10\/world\/europe\/european-parliament-elections-key-takeaways.html\" title=\"\">the most important trends emerging from the elections.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">The Greens:<\/strong> They were the biggest losers. They performed well in 2019 and emerged as an important progressive power in the Parliament, but they lost a quarter of their seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">AfD:<\/strong> The far-right German party won a record showing, despite its two top candidates\u2019 being <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/10\/world\/europe\/germany-adf-eu-election.html\" title=\"\">prohibited from campaigning after a series of public scandals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">France:<\/strong> Analysts are still parsing President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s move to call for snap elections after a bruising loss. The decision could be a way to prevent his opposition from organizing \u2014 and to present voters with a stark <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/10\/world\/europe\/france-macron-elections-analysis.html\" title=\"\">choice between him and the far right<\/a>. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3ff2d72f\">Apple jumps into the A.I. fray<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Apple made a push to enter the generative A.I. race with plans <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/10\/technology\/apple-intelligence-openai.html\" title=\"\">to bring the technology to more than a billion iPhone users<\/a> around the world. It introduced new features and also emphasized how it planned to integrate the technology into its products with privacy in mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Yesterday, the company revealed that it would be using generative A.I. to power what it is calling Apple Intelligence. The system will prioritize messages and notifications, and offer writing tools that can proofread text and offer suggestions. It will also result in a major upgrade for Siri, which the company has let languish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Apple struck a deal with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, to support some of its A.I. capabilities.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-55bd377a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">MORE TOP NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The U.S. once looked to modular construction as an efficient way to build lots of housing quickly. The idea made little impact in the U.S., which is still barely building enough homes to maintain the status quo. But <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/08\/headway\/how-an-american-dream-of-housing-became-a-reality-in-sweden.html\" title=\"\">the idea radically influenced countries like Japan and Sweden<\/a>, which are now leaders in industrialized home construction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/headway\/100000009487143\/inside-a-factory-where-a-home-is-made-every-30-minutes.html\" title=\"\">In this video<\/a>, the Times contributor Francesca Mari breaks down the process of building a home in 30 minutes with a tour of the Lindb\u00e4cks factory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-fa69857\">25 years ago, \u2018Hannibal\u2019 was a new kind of blockbuster book<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe Silence of the Lambs,\u201d published in 1988, introduced millions of readers to the murderous psychiatrist and gourmand<em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\"> <\/em>Hannibal Lecter. 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