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UN votes on Jerusalem after Trump warns “we are watching”

US President Donald Trump. [Photo: Courtesy]

UN member-states will on Thursday vote on a motion rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, under strong pressure from President Donald Trump who has threatened to cut funding to countries that back the measure.

The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session to decide on a draft resolution that the United States vetoed at the Security Council on Monday after all other 14 council members voted in favor of the measure.

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