France and Germany push for cease-fires to tackle pandemic

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France and Germany’s top diplomats are urging stepped-up action to quickly implement a new U.N. Security Council resolution demanding cease-fires in major global conflicts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told a virtual council meeting Thursday that “we now need to redouble our efforts.” He pointed to conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya, Africa’s Sahel region and Afghanistan where “the situation