The United Nations hit back Trump’s decision to authorize sanctions against officials of the International Criminal Court over its investigation into U.S. troops crimes in Afghanistan.
Monday, 15 June , 2020Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washington’s claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council, with Moscow invoking a 50-year-old international legal opinion to argue against the move.
Wednesday, 10 June , 2020Nearly 30 independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council are calling for the United States to reform its criminal justice system in the wake of a recent spate of killings of African Americans, including at the hands of the police.
Tuesday, 9 June , 2020George Floyd’s death protests have taken a decidedly international dimension this past week, with demonstrations taking place across Europe and in Canada, Brazil and Australia.
Sunday, 7 June , 2020China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has advised the public to avoid travelling to Australia, citing racial discrimination and violence against Chinese people in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sunday, 7 June , 2020Thousands of people came out in cities across the country for a ninth straight day Wednesday to protest the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
Saturday, 6 June , 2020Over the coronavirus, the US and China relationship has gone from skepticism and competition to insults and outright hostility.
Monday, 1 June , 2020Donald Trump announced that the US will end its support for the World Health Organization, charging it didn’t respond adequately to the pandemic because of China’s “total control” over the U.N. agency.
Saturday, 30 May , 2020The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party said U.S. moves to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interfere” in China’s internal affairs and are “doomed to fail.”
Saturday, 30 May , 2020The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated.
Tuesday, 12 May , 2020Whatever the economic benefits to be reaped from closer ties to China, the military and strategic alliance with the US is of paramount importance to Israel’s security.
Tuesday, 12 May , 2020Mike Pompeo is attempting to pressure the UN to extend an arms embargo on Iran or reimpose much more crippling sanctions on the country.
Sunday, 10 May , 2020A nationalist tabloid controlled by the Chinese Communist Party has dismissed claims by the Trump administration that the novel coronavirus originated from a laboratory in Wuhan.
Tuesday, 5 May , 2020After extended tensions between the U.S. and China, President Trump on Thursday renewed threats to slap new tariffs on Chinese goods as retaliation for China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
Sunday, 3 May , 2020Hundreds protested Saturday in cities across America against coronavirus-related lockdowns as resentment grows against the crippling economic cost of confinement.
Sunday, 19 April , 2020Germany, seeking a path out of lockdown, begins broad random testing for antibodies.
Sunday, 19 April , 2020French President said he has secured the agreement of three UN’ Security Council to back a call by the UN for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on the coronavirus epidemic.
Wednesday, 15 April , 2020Donald Trump issued another tweeted threat to Iran on Wednesday, saying he would retaliate if the Tehran government struck again at U.S. interests in Iraq.
Thursday, 2 April , 2020Amid worldwide concerns over the new coronavirus, an age-old but now “extremely alarming” problem is developing in several countries that represents “an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods” as the start of growing season approaches for these parts of the world, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Tuesday, 24 March , 2020President Trump reached out to North Korea, offering help to its leader to stem the spiraling coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the country’s official state media, KCNA.
Tuesday, 24 March , 2020