UN condemns US economic embargo of Cuba though more nations sit out after Trump push

The U.N. General Assembly has condemned the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th year. It comes even as Washington's campaign to influence the outcome led to a number of countries voting against the resolution or sitting out the decision for the first time. The vote on Wednesday was 130-17, with 25 abstentions. The vote last year was 165-7, with 12 abstentions. Western countries like Germany, Italy and Latvia are among those that abstained for the first time in 34 years.