Guterres to Attend Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Egypt to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace on Monday, the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said on Saturday. “The Secretary-General is traveling to Egypt to attend on Monday the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace. He is expected backContinue Reading

Trump Suggests Expelling Spain from NATO

  US President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that Spain be expelled from NATO for refusing to increase its defense spending. “They have no excuse not to do this,” Trump told reporters at the White House during a meeting with visiting Finnish President Alexander Stubb. “Maybe you should throw themContinue Reading

South Africa Urges Israel to Immediately Free Gaza-Bound Flotilla Activists

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday urged Israel to immediately release South African nationals and other activists detained after the interception of humanitarian aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip. Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting theirContinue Reading

Colombia’s Petro Proposes Qatar As UN Headquarters, Slams Trump For Violating UN Principles

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has proposed that Qatar should be the new headquarters of the United Nations, slamming President Donald Trump for violating the principles of the organisation following his visa revocation by Washington. “As President of Colombia, in the general assembly of the nations that we founded in theContinue Reading

Russia Supports Expansion of UN Security Council to Include Countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America – Envoy

  Russia consistently supports the expansion of the UN Security Council to include countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America. This was stated by Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy at the seventh summit of the African Union’s “Committee of Ten” in New York on 21 September.Continue Reading