UN Security Council fails to adopt Russian-drafted resolution to condemn military strikes on Syria

British Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce (Front) addresses a Security Council emergency meeting on Syria at the UN headquarters in New York, April 14, 2018. UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Syria requested by Russia on Saturday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern over Friday's joint military action against Syria by the United States, France and Britain, and called for adherence to the UN Charter and international law on the issue. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)