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UN adopts Olympic Truce ahead of Paris 2024, Russia, Syria abstain

By Reuters
23 November 2023   |   8:20 am
The United Nations adopts an Olympic Truce Resolution ahead of the Paris 2024 Games as tensions simmer over conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

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