U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk won a second term Friday despite opposition from the United States, Russia and Israel to keep him in one of the most controversial United Nations posts for four more years.

Foreign Ministry denounces move as a 'moral failure'; Washington warns of 'consequences' for what envoy calls 'procedural overreach, backroom deals and misuse of UN posts'

U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk faces a vote Friday for a second four-year term but is running into opposition from critics and some countries for his criticism of Israel's attacks in Gaza an