Melania Trump presides at UN Security Council meeting
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First lady Melania Trump presided over a United Nations Security Council meeting. The historic appearance came as the war in Iran is escalating.
The United Nations says the United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes, and President Donald Trump is promising more money to the financially strapped world organization.
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Iran's ambassador to the United Nations sparred with U.S. envoy Mike Waltz at a Security Council session, telling the American ambassador to "be polite" — a remark that drew a sharp rebuke from Waltz.