Iran slaps retaliatory sanctions on EU, British individuals and entities
Iran has announced the imposition of retaliatory sanctions against a number of European Union (EU) and British individuals and entities. The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced the countermeasures in...
What is the aim, vision of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s U.S.-Africa Policy Working Group?
Before her removal from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) announced that she would launch an African Policy working...
Is Israel baiting the U.S. into war with Iran?
With recent trips to the Middle East by bigwigs of American foreign policy, heightened violence in the Zionist State of Israel remained unabated and...
Turkish leader acknowledges ‘shortcomings’ in quake response
GAZIANTEP, Turkey—The president of Turkey on Feb. 8 acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country’s response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade...
Vietnamese war victim to be compensated by South Korea for atrocities
A South Korean court has ordered Seoul to compensate a Vietnamese war victim, in a move that marks the first legal acknowledgement of the South’s...
Spain: Rights experts call for probe into claim Catalan leaders were spied on
Three independent UN-appointed human rights experts on Feb. 2 demanded that the Spanish government thoroughly investigate an alleged spying operation against leaders and activists...
Australia is removing British monarchy from its bank notes
CANBERRA, Australia—Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation’s central bank said Feb. 2 that its new $5 bill would feature...
‘Walkout Wednesday’: UK hit by biggest day of strike action in a decade
Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants and train drivers joined the largest coordinated walkout over pay and working conditions in more...
Iran supports initiatives for peace and stability in sub-Saharan Africa: FM
Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran supports any initiative that could lead to the improvement of security and stability in the African continent. The...
Africa occupies a ‘marginal place’ in U.S. foreign policy
In recent months, Africa has received much in the way of “optics” and symbolic gestures, but little in the way of substance. Africa is...