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Melania Trump presiding over U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss education

Headline from CBS News

The White House announced first lady Melania Trump would preside over the meeting last week before the U.S. and Israel launched a joint military mission in Iran.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Melania Trump will preside at U.N. Security Council meeting on children in conflict as U.S. attacks Iran (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The U.N. says she will be the first spouse of a world leader to take the president's seat at the U.N.'s most powerful body.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: First lady Melania Trump presides over UN Security Council as U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran continue (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, one of her signature issues, and acknowledged she was doing so at “challenging times” as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Melania Trump will preside at UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict as US attacks Iran (opens MyNorthwest)

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    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday that will focus on children in conflict, one

  4. CBS News

    Melania Trump presiding over U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss education (opens CBS News)

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    The White House announced first lady Melania Trump would preside over the meeting last week before the U.S. and Israel launched a joint military mission in Iran.

  5. New York Post

    Melania Trump makes history presiding over UN Security Council — remarking on Iran war deaths (opens New York Post)

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    Melania Trump, in a historic first, gaveled the UN Security Council meeting into order on Monday but her message for the world’s children was overshadowed by the president’s attack on Iran.

  6. Digital Journal

    'Thank you, madam president': Melania Trump leads UN Security Council as Iran war rages (opens Digital Journal)

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    First Lady Melania Trump pressed the cause of children caught in conflict as she chaired a UN Security Council meeting.

  7. NPR

    Melania Trump presides at UN Security Council meeting as U.S. attacks Iran (opens NPR)

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    U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Melania Trump pays tribute to fallen soldiers in Iran conflict (opens Washington Examiner)

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    First lady Melania Trump presided over the United Nations Security Council, the first time a sitting spouse of a U.S. president has done so.

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