UN Chief Alarmed At Resumption, Spread Of Gaza Fighting
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his extreme alarm Monday about the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, including Hamas rocket fire on Israel and the renewal and expansion of Israel’s airstrikes and military ground operations ... Read More
COP28: Head Of UN Talks Hits Back At Climate Denial Claims
The president of the ongoing UN climate talks Sultan al-Jaber has hit back at claims that he denies a core part of climate science.
It follows his earlier comments that there was "no science" behind requiring the end of fossil fuels ... Read More
COP28: Nations Finalize Fund To Compensate Developing Nation...
Climate experts were impressed with discussions on the first day of COP28 in Dubai on Thursday, as nearly all nations finalised the creation of a fund to help compensate countries struggling to cope with loss and damage caused by climate ... Read More
Henry Kissinger, Diplomat Who Helped To Reshape The World, D...
Henry Kissinger, a ruthless practitioner of the art of realpolitik who had an outsize impact on global events and who won a premature Nobel Peace Prize for ending a war that kept going, has died.
A cunning, erudite strategist whose transformative ... Read More
Blinken: ‘No Fatigue’ In NATO Support Of Ukraine...
Antony Blinken - US Secretary of State
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday there is "strong bipartisan support" for Ukraine in the United States and "no sense of fatigue" among NATO allies continuing their support as the country enters ... Read More
Ukraine Blames Russia For No Recent Prisoner Swaps
Ukraine is blaming Russia for the lack of prisoner swaps between the two warring countries over the past few months.
Since the early months of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, Kyiv and Moscow have carried out many prisoner swaps, ... Read More
UN Chief: ‘We Must Not Look Away’ From Gaza R...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
The U.N. secretary-general called Wednesday for Israel and Hamas to prolong a temporary truce, saying a “true humanitarian cease-fire” is needed in the eight-week-old war.
“The people of Gaza are in the midst of an epic humanitarian ... Read More
Ukraine Seeking Increased Defense Production Among Allies
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for Western allies to ramp up defense production in order to ensure that Ukrainian forces have what they need to battle Russia’s invasion.
Speaking ahead of a meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Kuleba ... Read More
UN Chief Pushes For Gaza Truce To Become Full Humanitarian C...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pushed on Monday for a full humanitarian cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas instead of a temporary truce, as the "humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is getting worse by the day."
Egyptian, ... Read More
US Dismisses Chinese Diplomacy On Gaza
The White House is dismissing China's recent diplomatic engagement in the Israel-Hamas conflict, part of Beijing's attempt to position itself as a more credible peacemaker in the Middle East than the U.S.
"We're comfortable with our relationships. We're comfortable with American ... Read More