An emergency UN Security Council meeting on Iran has brought renewed global attention to Tehran’s handling of nationwide protests, highlighting sharp divisions among major powers even as uncertainty remains over how far the United States is willing to go in response.

The United Nations Security Council held a meeting Monday morning to discuss the U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who now faces trial in New York over charges including narco-trafficking.

The Trump Administration's military operations in Venezuela drew condemnation from both U.S. allies and adversaries.

U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz defends Trump administration's successful capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro ahead of U.N. Security Council meeting.

Russia called on the US “to stop making themselves out to be a global judge and put an end to their escalatory actions,”

Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braže has said her country intends to request an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with Russia's "barbaric attack" on Ukraine and the use of a medium-range ballistic missile near the borders with EU and NATO countries.

The UN Security Council is hosting an emergency meeting to discuss deadly protests in Iran at the request of the United States, even as U.S. President Donald Trump left unclear what actions he would take against the Islamic Republic.