Category: International

London formally welcomed the State of Palestine into its diplomatic landscape this week with the official inauguration of a new Palestinian embassy, a move Palestinian officials described as a defining moment in their political and international standing, according to TOLOnews. The ceremony was held outside the building that previously housed the Palestinian Mission to the […]

The United Nations human rights office warned on Tuesday that the world has become less safe following a U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, calling the intervention a serious violation of international law with far-reaching consequences. In a sharply worded statement, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for […]

Diplomatic tensions between Washington and Bogotá escalated sharply this week after Colombian President Gustavo Petro issued a defiant challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump, echoing rhetoric previously used by Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, according to NDTV. The dispute erupted in the aftermath of a dramatic U.S. operation in Venezuela that culminated in the arrest of […]

Amnesty International has issued a stark warning over Pakistan’s recently enacted 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it the culmination of a “concerted and sustained attack” on judicial independence, the right to a fair trial, and the rule of law, according to Dawn News. The global human rights organization urged Pakistani authorities to conduct an urgent review […]

NUUK/WASHINGTON — Greenland’s leaders and European allies delivered a firm rebuke Monday after President Donald Trump once again suggested the United States should acquire the Arctic island, prompting renewed unease over Washington’s expanding global ambitions, according to Reuters. “Enough is enough,” Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a sharply worded statement, rejecting what he […]

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s intensifying political and social polarization is the latest chapter in a long history of populist politics, cult-like leadership, and revolutions that promise transformation but collapse under the weight of weak institutions and unmet expectations, according to an article of The Friday Times Pakistan. Across the country, political loyalties have hardened into social […]

NEW YORK — Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty Monday during their first court appearance in New York since being taken into U.S. custody in a dramatic military operation carried out in Caracas, according to APP. The couple faces sweeping federal charges, including conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism, conspiracy […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has renewed his long-standing call for the United States to take control of Greenland, escalating tensions with Denmark and unsettling European allies already rattled by Washington’s recent military intervention in Venezuela, according to Hurriyet Daily News. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump doubled down on his […]

President Donald Trump has revived a provocative argument to justify escalating U.S. pressure on Venezuela: that the South American nation “stole” American oil and must now return it. The claim followed a dramatic U.S. operation that, according to the White House, was aimed at disrupting narcotics trafficking and dismantling Venezuela’s leadership. But reporting by The […]

TEHRAN — Sporadic protests erupted across Iran’s capital and several other cities over the weekend, as demonstrations initially driven by economic hardship increasingly took on a political edge and clashes in the country’s western regions grew more violent, according to Iranian media reports. The unrest began on December 28, when shopkeepers launched strikes to protest […]