Japan decried as “absolutely unacceptable” on Wednesday Russia’s extension of an entry ban to 30 more citizens, among them a foreign ministry spokesperson, after Tokyo’s sanctions over Moscow’s nearly four-year-old war in Ukraine. Following similar moves by Western nations, Japan had placed additional sanctions on Russian companies, individualsContinue Reading
France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has departed a Paris prison after an appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision, less that three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. Sarkozy’s blackContinue Reading
BREAKING: U.S removes Syrian president, interior minister from specifically designated global terrorist sanction list. Continue Reading
China Rejects Trump’s Claim On Secret Nuclear Weapons Testing Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning Monday dismissed a claim by U.S. President Donald Trump that Beijing is secretly testing nuclear weapons, saying it remains committed to a self-defensive nuclear strategy and its pledge to halt nuclear testing. As aContinue Reading
The UN Security Council has expressed concern over the escalation of tensions in and around the city of El Fasher in Sudan and condemned the seizure of the city by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebels, according to a statement circulated among journalists. “The members of the Security Council expressedContinue Reading
US Urges it’s Citizens to leave Mali The US Embassy in Mali has urged American citizens to leave the West African country amid fuel supply disruptions, the closure of government institutions and ongoing fighting between government forces and terrorist groups, the Embassy said in a statement. “Persistent infrastructureContinue Reading
During his speech at the 3rd Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security, Lavrov blamed Western nations for undermining arms control agreements and continuing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO’s) eastward expansion despite earlier promises to the contrary. Lavrov said the conflict in Ukraine has destroyed the Euro-Atlantic securityContinue Reading
Forty migrants, including women and children, drowned after a boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, Babnet Tunisie reported, citing the government of Mahdia Province. According to the outlet, the vessel overturned on the morning of 22 October. There were 70 passengers on board, of whom only 30 wereContinue Reading
France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy left home on Tuesday to head to jail after being found guilty of seeking to acquire Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run, AFP reporters saw. He walked out of his home hand-in-hand with his singer wife, Carla Bruni, and left in a car escorted byContinue Reading
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Saturday the launch of military drills codenamed the “Great Corridor of the Venezuelan Plain” as part of the “Independence 200” operation to strengthen national defense amid perceived U.S. military threats. The exercises, which started early Saturday and cover the central states of Barinas, Portuguesa,Continue Reading
