Issued on: 11/12/2019 – 11:15Modified: 11/12/2019 – 11:15 Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday denied “genocidal intent” as she defended Myanmar’s military operation against Rohingya Muslims in the UN’s top court. Advertising Read more Addressing judges in The Hague, Myanmar‘s civilian leader admitted that the army may have used “disproportionate force” but […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the ethnic Chechen Georgian national murdered in Berlin this summer had been behind a Moscow metro blast. Speaking at a news conference in Paris on December 9 following peace talks with the leaders of Ukraine, France, and Germany, Putin described Zelimkhan Khangoshvili as “a hardened and murderous fighter” wanted in […]
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran is ready for more prisoner exchanges with the United States, days after the two countries exchanged two of their detained nationals. “After getting our hostage back this week, fully ready for comprehensive prisoner exchange,” Zarif tweeted on December 9, adding: “The ball is in the [U.S.’s] court.” […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the House of Representatives are drafting articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and the Judiciary Committee may hold a vote this week, the panel’s chairman said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., December 7, […]
Issued on: 08/12/2019 – 07:51Modified: 08/12/2019 – 07:51 North Korea has carried out a “very important” test at its Sohae satellite launch site, state media KCNA reported on Sunday, a rocket testing ground that U.S. officials once said Pyongyang had promised to close. Advertising Read more The reported test comes as a year-end deadline North […]
Issued on: 06/12/2019 – 17:54Modified: 06/12/2019 – 17:54 Iranian security forces have shot at protesters from helicopters and a rooftop and have aimed at peoples’ heads in using “severe violence” to quell anti-government unrest last month, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Friday. Advertising Read more Security forces have also fired at protesters […]
KYIV — A former Ukrainian government adviser says Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer who is at the center of the president’s impeachment inquiry, has left Ukraine. Andriy Telizhenko, a conservative political consultant and former adviser to Ukraine’s prosecutor-general as well as the first deputy prime minister, said in a tweet on December […]
WASHINGTON — In a rare rebuke of Iran after more than a year of trying to bridge the divisions between Washington and Tehran, three European powers accused Iran of testing ballistic missiles intended to avoid missile defenses in violation of United Nations resolutions that urge Iran not to develop “nuclear capable” systems. The action came […]
Iranian security forces may have killed more than 1,000 people in response to recent protests over gasoline price hikes, a senior U.S. State Department official said on December 5. “As the truth is trickling out of Iran, it appears the regime could have murdered over a thousand Iranian citizens since the protests began,” Brian Hook, […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Ankara dropped its objection to a NATO plan to bolster the defense of Poland and the Baltic states, adding that it now expected the allies’ support in its fight against terrorism. “They all called us and asked us for support on this. After talks with my colleagues, […]