Source link The Michigan congresswoman has accused the US president of supporting genocide in Gaza Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has urged her fellow Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in the party’s 2024 presidential primary, as a challenge to US President Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza. “Right now, we feel completely neglected and just […]
Source link South Africa’s deployment as part of a regional mission follows a resurgence of armed clashes in the central African country South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 2,900 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where recent violent clashes between the state army and the M23 rebel group have […]
Source link A Dutch court has blocked the exports, citing risk of human rights violations in Gaza The Appeals Court in The Hague ruled on Monday that the Netherlands must stop sending Israel spare parts for its F-35 fighter jets, saying that there was a risk the US-made aircraft was being used for “serious violations […]
Source link The EU’s planned seizure of billions of euros of interest payments arising from frozen Russian assets is reminiscent of communism, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RIA Novosti on Thursday. The EU is facing increasing pressure from the US and its allies to find ways to seize hundreds of billions of euros in […]
Source link The political consultations between Ethiopia and Russia were praised by the African country’s foreign ministry Ethiopia’s first BRICS meeting since joining the group last month has been described as a “diplomatic victory” for the African country by Meles Alem, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia. Ethiopia was one of […]
Source link Hungary’s Viktor Orban believes time is on Russia’s side in the Ukrainian conflict Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has expressed hope that the newly-approved €50 billion ($54 billion) package of aid will be used to support civilians by preventing the collapse of the bankrupt Ukrainian state, rather than to fund more weapons and […]
Source link South Africa’s top diplomat has condemned military support for West Jerusalem following the World Court’s genocide ruling All countries must refrain from supporting Israel’s military in light of last week’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling concerning the war in Gaza, as they could be making themselves accomplices to genocide, South African Foreign […]
Source link The world’s richest man has questioned the absence of its most populous country from its key governing body Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday opined that it is “absurd” that India, now the most populous country on Earth, isn’t a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and suggested adjusting the intergovernmental […]
Source link Brussels wants West Jerusalem to suffer “consequences” if it refuses to budge on Palestinian sovereignty, the FT claims The EU has called on its members to warn Israel of “consequences” if it refuses to recognize a Palestinian state, a move many in the bloc say is necessary to achieve lasting peace in the […]
Source link Slovakia will veto a bid by Ukraine to join NATO should one ever materialize, Prime Minister Robert Fico says Bratislava will block Kiev’s bid to join the US-led NATO alliance and will stand by a decision to stop supplying weaponry to Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico […]
Source link Thousands of jobs will be axed at the country’s biggest steelworks as part of a major green restructuring Steel producer Tata Steel plans to close blast furnaces at its Port Talbot plant in South Wales and lay off nearly 3,000 workers, according to media reports. The move, which is part of a major […]
Source link Foreigners working with the co-called Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) were reportedly killed in the attack on Kharkov this week A Russian missile strike on mercenaries in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov killed foreign individuals associated with the so-called Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) earlier this week, RIA Novosti has reported, citing a representative of […]
Source link Finnish FM Elina Valtonen says Helsinki doesn’t expect Moscow to attack, but still seeks to maintain a strong defensive posture Russia poses no imminent military threat to Finland, the Nordic country’s foreign minister, Elina Valtonen, has said. The diplomat, however, insisted that Helsinki’s decision to join NATO in 2022 was justified, accusing Moscow […]
Source link Moscow denies having aggressive intentions regarding the US-led military bloc and claims to be defending itself against its encroachment Estonia believes that NATO has three to five years to prepare for a possible direct confrontation with Russia, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told The Times on Monday. Last week German media claimed that Berlin […]
Source link The two Western nations launched a series of strikes on Friday in response to attacks on vessels in the Red Sea Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the joint US and UK bombing of multiple Houthi targets in Yemen, accusing Washington and London of seeking to turn the Red Sea into a […]