Category: International

In a sharp escalation of diplomatic tensions, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has publicly demanded an explanation from the United States Ambassador Charles Kushner after the envoy failed to appear at a summoned meeting in Paris, according to Hurriyet Daily News. The no-show has prompted France to restrict Kushner’s direct access to government ministers, underscoring […]

A sharp exchange of words between Washington and Tehran has set the tone ahead of sensitive nuclear talks due to take place Thursday in Geneva, highlighting how questions of power and national pride continue to shape one of the world’s most enduring standoffs, according to Mehr News Agency. On February 22, Iran’s foreign minister Abbas […]

Mexico is facing a wave of grief and tension after a major security operation killed the country’s most wanted cartel leader but was followed by deadly retaliation that claimed the lives of at least 25 National Guard officers, according to Reuters. Authorities say the operation that led to the death of Nemesio Oseguera, widely known […]

There was a time when the world agreed, at least on paper, that every human being deserved dignity, safety and justice. On Monday in Geneva, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stood before the UN Human Rights Council and delivered a sobering verdict: that agreement is crumbling and the most powerful nations are often the ones […]

Outside Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday, something quietly powerful happened. A group of opposition lawmakers sat on the lawn, not inside mahogany panelled chambers, not behind microphones at press conferences but on the grass, in plain sight, demanding justice for a man losing his eyesight behind prison walls, according to Dawn News. Former Prime Minister […]

When Narendra Modi steps off the plane in Jerusalem on Wednesday, it won’t just be a diplomatic visit, it will be a statement, according to AFP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday, at the opening of a cabinet meeting, that India’s Prime Minister would arrive midweek for a landmark visit that includes a rare […]

Iran and Russia Struck a Secret Arms Deal Worth Half a Billion Euros In the shadow of diplomacy, two of America’s most prominent adversaries quietly shook hands on a weapons agreement that could reshape the military balance in the Middle East, according to Reuters. According to a report published Sunday by the Financial Times, Iran […]

In the shadowy dawn of a tense Sunday, Pakistan’s fighter jets pierced the Afghan skies, unleashing a storm of precision strikes that shattered the fragile peace between two uneasy neighbors, according to Al Jazeera. The air raids, aimed at hidden militant strongholds, left a trail of destruction and sorrow in the border provinces of Nangarhar […]

There is something almost theatrical about Donald Trump’s latest move toward Greenland, dispatching a hospital ship to an island that, by all accounts, did not ask for one, according to AFP. On Sunday, Denmark’s Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen calmly brushed aside the American president’s dramatic announcement, saying Greenland’s people already receive the healthcare they […]

Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated after Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside eastern Afghanistan, saying it targeted militant hideouts linked to recent attacks in Pakistan. Afghan authorities strongly condemned the strikes, calling them a violation of sovereignty and reporting civilian casualties, according to The Media reports. According to Pakistani officials, the military launched intelligence-based […]