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U.S. backs out of UN Human Rights Council citing anti-Israel bias

The opening of the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Photo: Alain Grosclaude/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration has left the United Nations Human Rights Council, explaining that it believes the council has “shown bias against Israel and a willingness to allow notorious human rights abusers as members,” reports the Washington Post.

Why it matters: The decision to leave the 47-nation body, while expected, is the latest move by the Trump administration to distance itself from international groups and agreements that it believes aren't in the best interest of the U.S. — including those that center on climate change, trade, NATO defense spending, and now human rights.

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A top Egyptian archaeologist on Saturday outlined details of a newly rediscovered "lost golden city" near Luxor that dates back more than 3,000 years.

Why it matters: Zahi Hawass told NBC News the large ancient city, unveiled Thursday, tells archaeologists for the first time "about the life of the people during the Golden Age." Johns Hopkins University Egyptology professor Betsy Brian said in a statement it's "the second most important archeological discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamen."

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