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US, Cuba shouting match derails debate at UN

A furious shouting match between representatives of the United States and Cuba prompts the temporary suspension of debate at the UN General Assembly.

A furious shouting match between US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez prompts the temporary suspension of debate at the UN General Assembly.

The row breaks out during debate on a resolution calling for an end to the US embargo on its neighbor, a non-binding measure which Cuba has put forward every year since 1992.

(Source: Agencies)