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Karen Pierce of Britain and Riyad Mansour of Palestine at the UN

While Britain struggles to find an orderly way to exit the European Union after several years of attempting to do so, the country will highlight how other world problems affect ordinary people in its role as Security Council president in …

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How Will Britain’s Role Change in the UN as Brexit Brews?

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Vassily Nebenzia, Russia's ambassador to the UN, and Karen Pierce, the British ambassador, right, in the Security Council

LONDON — The looming departure of Britain from the European Union will have a significant effect on the country’s influence as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Even with a possible delay in the final Brexit move, …

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