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6 May 2024, 1:15 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
Hanging over the wrangling was the threat of an all-out Israeli assault on Rafah, a move that the United States strongly opposes and that aid groups warn will be disastrous for some 1.4 million Palestinians taking refuge there. [read post]
5 May 2024, 6:44 pm
While Hong Kong’s ratification to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) occurred in 1976 during the colonial era as the United Kingdom’s ratification was extended to the then dependent territory, Annex I, Section XIV of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and Article 39 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law legally guarantee that the ICCPR remains in force in Hong Kong since the end of the colonial era on 1 July 1997. [read post]
3 May 2024, 4:48 am by Beatrice Yahia
Saudi Arabia and the United States are finalizing terms of a landmark deal to boost bilateral trade and defense, on the condition the kingdom establishes diplomatic relations with Israel, U.S. officials said. [read post]
2 May 2024, 5:10 am by Beatrice Yahia
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DEVELOPMENTS The United States yesterday imposed sanctions on Chinese companies for aiding Russia’s war in Ukraine. [read post]
29 Apr 2024, 5:02 am by Beatrice Yahia
The lawsuit was brought against the United States by “17 ‘bellwether’ plaintiffs: a cross-selection of relatives of military members representing more than 7,500 others, including service members, in three federal lawsuits. [read post]
24 Apr 2024, 6:05 am by Delaney Simon
The United States lifted trade restrictions on the country in 2017 but a state sponsor of terrorism designation persisted until 2020, despite the fact that a new civilian-led transitional government had replaced strongman president Omar al-Bashir, whose abuses had motivated the sanctions. [read post]
22 Apr 2024, 5:29 am by Beatrice Yahia
The United States is set to sanction an IDF unit for human rights violations in the West Bank. [read post]
20 Apr 2024, 6:37 pm
-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had little justification in the internationallaw the United States claimed to be upholding, and the United States prosecuted the wars whileindifferent to the civilian casualties they imposed. [read post]
19 Apr 2024, 4:46 am by Beatrice Yahia
RESPONSE The United States yesterday vetoed the U.N. [read post]
17 Apr 2024, 5:19 am by Beatrice Yahia
  The United States will impose new sanctions targeting Iran in the coming days, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced yesterday. [read post]
16 Apr 2024, 5:01 am by Beatrice Yahia
It comes as the United States, Britain, and other allies have strongly urged Israel to show restraint. [read post]
12 Apr 2024, 4:38 am by Beatrice Yahia
The United States has restricted travel for its embassy staff in Israel. [read post]
9 Apr 2024, 6:06 am by Ben Keith
Representatives from Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Senegal, and Croatia shared their experiences with the presence of mines and with demining during the discussion, which was also attended by diplomats from more than a dozen countries, including from the United States, the U.K., Australia, France, Costa Rica, India, Canada, the European Union, Armenia, Pakistan, Austria, Turkey, Ireland, and Uzbekistan. [read post]
8 Apr 2024, 6:05 am by Nicholas Noe
In 1977, it tried to prevent the government from abusing its authority to, in Congress’s words, “isolate the people of the United States from the people of any other country. [read post]
8 Apr 2024, 5:45 am by Ikechukwu Uzoma
The United States established diplomatic relations with Niger shortly after its independence from France in August 1960. [read post]
8 Apr 2024, 4:33 am by Beatrice Yahia
Officials from the United States, Qatar, and Egypt were also expected to take part in the talks, along with an Israeli delegation. [read post]
7 Apr 2024, 6:57 am by Rob Robinson
As the conflict persists, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal emphasized the need for continued Western military assistance to equip newly formed Ukrainian units. [read post]
2 Apr 2024, 5:55 am by Taras Leshkovych
” The decision further states, by way of illustration, that such persons could be heads of States and governments, members of parliament, leaders of political parties, diplomats, heads of special services, military commanders, or heads of State bodies. [read post]
2 Apr 2024, 5:02 am by Beatrice Yahia
” The United States expressed concern over the move. [read post]