United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Israel and Iran should attempt to de-escalate violence after dueling missile strikes in recent days. Iran fired about 350 rockets toward Israel on Saturday evening, raising concerns over a regional war after Israel attacked Iranian military leaders in Syria last week. “Now is the time for maximum restraint,” Guterres
A second US soldier has been caught smuggling illegal immigrants in two weeks in Texas. Cartels are luring service members with the promise of easy money.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 05 April 2024 the appointment of Julie Bishop of Australia as his Special Envoy on Myanmar.
In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the trilateral cooperation is an “admirable aspiration that should not be considered a threat by any peace-loving country.”
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield says, 'We do not see that doing a resolution in the Security Council will necessarily get us to a place where we can find a two-state solution moving forward'
The United States and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the U.N. system” to create a new mechanism for monitoring North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, the American ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday. Russia last month vetoed a U.N. resolution in a move that effectively abolished monitoring by U.N. […]
First attack on US forces since early February comes day after Iraq’s prime minister returns from US visitAn Iraqi militant group has said it will resume attacks on US forces in the country, as it appeared to claim responsibility for a strike on an American military base in north-eastern Syria which saw at least five rockets launched from Iraq’s town of Zummar.Sunday’s strike against US forces is the first since early February, when Iranian-backed groups in Iraq stopped their attacks against US...
Sudan's horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief says the year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for power has sparked “a crisis of epic proportions” fueled by weapons from foreign supporters who continue to flout U.N. sanctions aimed at helping end the conflict. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo told
Senior Air Force officials told U.S. lawmakers that they are "out of time" in modernizing their forces to meet the threats of China and other adversaries. Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and top-ranking military leaders from the Air Force and Space Force shared their chilling warning to a House committee on Wednesday. "Time is my greatest concern — we are in a race for military technological superiority with a capable pacing challenge," Kendall told the House Armed Services...
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the U.S. military completes a pier for transporting the humanitarian assistance by sea. That’s according to the U.S. Agency for International Development. The involvement of
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the U.S. military completes a pier for transporting the humanitarian assistance by sea. That’s according to the U.S. Agency for International Development. The involvement of