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UN council approves cut in Lebanon peacekeepers as US sought

by Associated Press
| August 29, 2020 12:03 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday cutting the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon and expanding its mandate to address U.S. and Israeli concerns about activities of the militant group Hezbollah in the area.

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