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Karen Pierce listens to questions from the media in New York on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Britain has appointed Pierce as the country's new ambassador to the United States. Pierce is currently ambassador to the United Nations and will be the first woman to hold the prestigious job. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

New UK envoy to US wants expanded ties and talks with Trump

By DANICA KIRKA and EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, visit the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Putin has traveled to Syria to meet with President Bashar Assad, a key Iranian ally. The rare visit Tuesday comes amid soaring tensions between Iran and the United States following the U.S. drone strike last week that killed a top Iranian general who led forces supporting Assad in Syria's civil war. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia scores victory for ally Syria in UN vote cutting aid

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

UN reduces meetings on Kosovo under US, Europe pressure

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this Jan. 21, 2018, photo, a life sizes mural is seen on the wall of a makeshift school for Rohingya refugee children at Kutupalong Refugee Camp near Cox's bazar, Bangladesh. The mural is created by a public art organization called Artolution, who collaborate with refugees to create large pieces of art and use art as therapy in conflict zones around the world. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

UN council to commemorate Myanmar crackdown on Rohingya

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

British Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce speaks at U.N. headquarters, Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

UK envoy: Russia and Syria must let inspectors visit Douma

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Simple checklist may spot signs of autism by age 1

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - Associated Press