President Biden is scheduled to travel to Europe next week for a NATO summit about the war in Ukraine, the White House says. FAST FACTS —Residents of Mariupol, Ukraine, have reportedly contacted a human rights organization with complaints that Russian … 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
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday approved a nonbinding resolution condemning Russia for invading Ukraine and demanding that it withdraw its military forces. The vote came after a series of speeches during which the majority of countries called on … Read More
The US preoccupation with sanctions and its rhetoric of protecting its credibility with its regional allies seem rigid and dated The UN Security Council was to hold an emergency meeting this Friday to discuss North Korea’s seven missile tests in … Read More
Before the Taliban toppled the Western-backed government, the economy depended heavily on foreign aid. Now nearly 9 million Afghans are at risk of famine. BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — As winter sets in, Afghan widow Kubra needs to find fuel to heat … 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
The U.S. is concerned about Iran’s development of space launch vehicles, saying there is a serious risk Tehran is building up its ballistic missile program and one could someday be used to carry a nuclear warhead, a State Department spokesperson … Read More
Over 160 migrants drowned in two different shipwrecks off the Libyan coast this past week as more people try crossing to Europe, a United Nations migration official said Tuesday. International Organization for Migration (IOM) spokeswoman Safa Msehli said the new … Read More
Afghanistan is becoming the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The Food and Agricultural Organization said that 18.8 million Afghans are unable to feed themselves every day. This number is set to rise to nearly 23 million by the end of the … Read More