UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top U.N. counterterrorism official told the Security Council on Thursday that a vast stretch of Africa could fall under the control of the Islamic State group and affiliated terrorist organizations. There was no known link between … Read More
The UN Security Council has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, after the US did not veto the measure in a shift from its previous position. The resolution also demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. The … Read More
Dec. 9 (UPI) — The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on Israeli to implement an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, producing a backlash from Arab states. The resolution, introduced two days after U.N. Secretary-General … Read More
When the political skies clear, it could easily be Beijing, and not Washington, that gains ground in the region As the war in Ukraine enters its third month, more convergence has emerged between China and key states in the Middle … Read More
SEOUL (REUTERS) – The USS Abraham Lincoln aicraft carrier led military exercises in the Yellow Sea, and air defense artillery at Osan air base intensified drills, US forces in Asia said on Tuesday (March 15) amid signs of an imminent … Read More
No one knows how Russia will continue to act on the border with Ukraine, said Russian President Vladimir Putin after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Kremlin. “How Russia will act further? According to the plan. And what … Read More
MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Thursday that there was “little ground for optimism” in resolving the crisis over Ukraine after the U.S. rejected Russia’s main demands, but that dialogue was still possible. Tensions have soared in recent weeks, as the … Read More
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for boosting the country’s strategic military forces as he observed the test of a hypersonic missile, state media said on Wednesday (Jan 12), officially attending a missile launch for the first time … Read More
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, in a letter called on the UN Security Council to hold US and Israel responsible for assassinating Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, IRNA reported. “Given the dire implications … Read More
FILE – A human chain is formed in a vigil calling for maintaining a U.N. resolution authorizing the passage of humanitarian aid into Syria’s rebel-held northwestern province of Idlib through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, July 2, 2021. … Read More