The United States and Israel on Saturday launched a surprise strike on Iran, prompting Iranian missile attacks on Israel and U.S. targets across several countries in the region. The following is a recap of the international community’s responses: China China is highly concerned over military strikes against IranContinue Reading
Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, to discuss recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and their implications for regional stability. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the call took place at the initiative of the Iranian side. Araghchi briefed Lavrov on stepsContinue Reading
The African Union urged cooler heads to prevail on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran, warning that conflict could risk harming people on the continent. In a statement, the pan-African body’s head, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf called “for restraint, urgent de-escalation and sustained dialogue”. “FurtherContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia strongly condemned what the “heinous Iranian aggression” and a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, the Kingdom expressed its full solidarity with the brotherly countries andContinue Reading
Around 10 am local time Saturday, a series of loud explosions jolted the Iranian capital of Tehran in quick succession, and Xinhua reporters saw thick plumes of smoke rising from several parts of the city. Soon it turns out that the United States and Israel have launched an attackContinue Reading
Multiple airlines are grounding flights in the aftermath of the joint US-Israeli strikes on Israel. According to Reuters, the following carriers are affected: – Air Arabia has cancelled flights to Iran, Iraq and other parts of the region – Air France has cancelled flights to and from Tel AvivContinue Reading
The US and Israel have launched co-ordinated strikes across Iran, including Tehran, on Saturday, in a “preventative attack”. Iran have retaliated with the Israel Defence Forces confirming that they had identified missiles launched towards them, and were intercepting the threat. President Donald Trump confirmed a “major combat operation” inContinue Reading
Zambia has pushed back against elements of a proposed health assistance agreement worth more than $1 billion (Sh129 billion) with the United States (US), citing misalignment with its national interests, the government said on Wednesday. The five-year deal would govern US funding for HIV and malaria programmes, disease outbreakContinue Reading
World Economic Forum Chief Executive Officer Borge Brende is stepping down from his position after it emerged he had ties with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Alois Zwinggi will serve as interim chief and president, according to a statement by the forum’s Co-Chairs Andre Hoffmann and Larry Fink on Thursday.Continue Reading
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Monday that his country will resist what he termed as Ukraine’s “open political blackmail” regarding the suspension of crude oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline. Addressing the opening of the parliament’s spring session, Orban accused Ukraine of attempting to exert pressure on HungaryContinue Reading
