PANMUNJOM, South Korea — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged Russia and China on Tuesday to reverse course, and stop rewarding North Korea’s bad behavior and blocking U.N. scrutiny of the isolated country’s efforts to evade sanctions over its weapons programs. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the remarks during a visit to the Demilitarized Zone, a heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, which remain technically at war. Her trip to South Korea came after Russia...
Ballistic missile launches are not uncommon. Nuclear-armed nations inform one another of ballistic missile tests, via diplomatic back channels, as no one wants to start a nuclear war by accident.
The finance ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea said Wednesday that they have discussed the Asian countries' "serious concerns" about the recent sharp depreciation of their currencies against the U.S. dollar. As the countries expand the scope of their cooperation beyond security affairs, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet
The United States Agency for International Development funneled nearly one million dollars “to a terror charity in Gaza involved with the son of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh,” according to a report.
April 2024. By Kelsey Davenport. In the absence of dialogue with North
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declared that it was the U.S.’s "biblical admonition" to help and support Israel during a Monday night speech. The House GOP leader was addressing an emergency meeting of Christians United For Israel, convened after Iran’s weekend missile attack on the Middle East American ally. "I'm going to state something that you all know – at this critical moment, the United States must show unwavering strength and support for Israel We have to make certain that the entire world...
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, April 7, 2024 In a classic under the political radar ploy, Russia has vetoed a UN committee investigating North Korean nuclear, missile, and banking sanctions violations. The low profile but highly significant sanctions 1718 Committee regularly monitors illicit actions by the Pyongyang communists to develop, improve and implement […]
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A completed Interstate 73 would pave over valuable wetlands and threaten habitats of fish and wildlife -- impacts so severe that it would put the Little Pee Dee among America's most endangered rivers. That's the conclusion made by the nonprofit advocacy group American Rivers, which on Tuesday listed the 118-mile []
By: Jake Smith, Daily Caller News Foundation The Biden administration’s concerns are growing that Iran will strike U.S. targets if it helps defend Israel against a potential retaliatory strike, The Intercept reported on Wednesday. Iran has vowed retaliation against Israel for its airstrikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) targets in Syria last week that
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has urged Israel to take decisive action against Iran, following a barrage of drone and missile attacks on Saturday night. Bolton criticized President Joe Biden for encouraging Israeli restraint, calling him an “embarrassment to the United States.” “Last night, the Iranians launched 320-plus cruise and ballistic missiles and drones,” […]
Israel has been on heightened alert since an airstrike last week killed two Iranian generals in Syria.
U.S. officials said Chinese materials are filing critical gaps in Russia's defense production cycle and helping Moscow undertake the expansion of its defence industrial base.