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...
Burkina Faso: Out of the frying pan with France but into the fire with the U.S.?
The West African nation of Burkina Faso placed its former colonial master France on notice to remove their military from its soil. The move...
Extreme Israeli group takes root in U.S. with fundraising bid
JERUSALEM—An Israeli group raising funds for Jewish extremists convicted in some of the country’s most notorious hate crimes is collecting tax-exempt donations from Americans,...