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Ayatollah Khamenei: Sanctions crime of U.S., European partners against Iran

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described the illegal sanctions the United States has imposed on Iran with the support...

New hotspot opens up in North Africa despite UN bid to defuse tensions

(GIN)—War is breaking out all over. Fighting shows no signs of ending in Ethiopia as the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, attempts to put down...

UN holds dialogues to examine racism in its ranks

In a recent address during an event for UN staff, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the need to confront racism within the world body, initiating...

Armenia PM agreed to Karabakh truce to avoid ‘full collapse’

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he agreed to a Russian-brokered peace deal with Azerbaijan to avoid further losses in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region,...

Peru’s Congress appoints third president in one week

Peru’s Congress has named centrist legislator Francisco Sagasti as caretaker president, amid a political crisis that has gripped the Andean country since its leader,...

‘Trouble’ ahead if there’s no Brexit deal in next 10 days, Irish FM warns

With the December 31 deadline fast approaching, Ireland’s foreign minister has warned that there is a risk of “trouble” in the absence of a...

Thai police use water cannon against protest outside parliament

Riot police in Thailand have used water cannons to disperse protesters trying to cut their way through razor wire hurdles outside the parliament in...

Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands

SUMATRA, Indonesia—With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls— and no one was around to hear...

Spain opens 2nd migrant camp on overrun Gran Canaria island

BARCELONA, Spain—Spain’s government is scrambling to manage the steady stream of migrants to its Canary Islands from West Africa by opening a second holding...

Cash-strapped African countries face pain from foreign interest obligations

(GIN)—Foreign investors who plied African countries with huge loans despite obvious difficulties for repayment got some bad news recently.  The government of Zambia announced it...