US diplomats stage UN walkout after France criticizes human rights record under Trump

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US diplomats walked out of a United Nations meeting after France criticized the country’s human rights record under Donald Trump. The staged walkout, which occurred on Monday during a UN security council meeting on the Ukraine-Russia war, came days after the Trump administration cited “forced labor” allegations as it imposed sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries. Critics accused the US president of leaning on the claims as a “convenient” justification for the new duties, which were unveiled on Thursday. The following day, the Trump administration criticized the credibility of the UN human rights system and opposed the reappointment of Volker Türk, the UN human rights chief, prompting an extraordinary intervention…

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