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The United States will use its veto power to oppose a Palestinian bid for U.N. recognition as a member state during a Security Council vote on Thursday evening. Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department, described the Palestinian Authority's effort as premature.

Russia vetoed the yearly extension of a group of experts assigned to oversee the enforcement of UN sanctions against North Korea for its nuclear and missile projects. Thirteen members of the United Nations Security Council supported the extension of the group’s authority for another year, while China chose not to vote. North Korea has been…