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The top diplomat: Then the spiral of revenge can be broken

Israel has promised a powerful response to Tuesday's rocket rain from Iran. It may lead to further revenge actions and a large-scale war.

The top diplomat: Then the spiral of revenge can be broken

USA supports African seats in the Security Council

South Africa welcomes the announcement from the USA that the country supports an expansion of the UN Security Council with two permanent seats for African countries. At the same time, the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa criticizes the USA's stance of not allowing the two new permanent members to have veto power, which makes the African countries "second-class citizens".

USA supports African seats in the Security Council