Category: International News
EU Top Diplomat Hopes Bloc Agrees New Russia Sanctions Soon
EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said Tuesday she hoped for agreement soon on a new round of sanctions by the bloc on Russia, including [more…]
Liberia Not Offended By Trump’s ‘Where-Were-You-Educated’ Comment — Minister
Liberia’s president was “honoured” to meet US counterpart Donald Trump this week and wasn’t offended by Trump’s comment about his fluency in English — his [more…]
US State Department Begins Mass Layoffs
More than 1,300 State Department employees were fired Friday in a downsizing ordered by President Donald Trump and touted as cutting bloated government — but [more…]
Protests: President Ruto Warns Against Bid To ‘Overthrow’ Kenyan Govt
Kenyan President William Ruto warned on Wednesday against attempts to “overthrow” the government through “unconstitutional means” and ordered the police to shoot violent protesters in [more…]
Greece To Halt Asylum Hearings For Migrants On Boats From Africa
Greece will halt for three months all asylum hearings for migrants arriving on boats from North Africa, the prime minister said on Wednesday amid an [more…]
Taiwan Kicks Off Military Drills In Face Of China Threat
Taiwan kicked off its largest military drills Wednesday with regular troops joined by a record mobilisation of reservists for 10 days of training aimed at [more…]
Trump Accuses Putin Of Talking ‘Bullshit’ On Ukraine
President Donald Trump accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday of talking “bullshit” about Ukraine, saying that the United States would send Kyiv more [more…]
Iran President Says Israel Attempted To Assassinate Him
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to [more…]
Minister Fired By Putin Killed Himself — Russia
Russia’s former transport minister Roman Starovoyt killed himself, Moscow announced on Monday, hours after the Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin had fired him. Starovoyt, 53, [more…]
Trump, Brazil’s Lula Clash Over Politically Charged Coup Trial
US-Brazil relations slid into crisis Monday after President Donald Trump criticized the high-profile coup trial of his right-wing ally, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro. Trump accused Brazilian [more…]
