Lebanon appoints new prime minister after two years of political paralysis | Government
NewsFeedAfter two years of political turmoil and paralysis, Lebanon has appointed a new prime minister. Nawaf Salam, who was a judge at the International Court…
Video: Saudi Arabia hosts diplomatic meetings on lifting Syria sanctions | Politics
NewsFeedEuropean foreign ministers have agreed to meet at the end of January to discuss lifting sanction on Syria. This follows talks among Western and Middle…
Biden delivers final foreign policy speech as Gaza ceasefire talks continue | Joe Biden News
Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden has delivered a soaring speech defending his administration’s foreign policy, just days before President-elect Donald Trump is…
Venezuela’s attorney general seeks arrest of opposition leader | Nicolas Maduro News
The Venezuelan government has petitioned the International Criminal Police Organization, known as Interpol, to seek the arrest of leading opposition figure abroad. Attorney General Tarek…
Lebanon President Joseph Aoun starts consultations for PM selection | Government News
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam seen as frontrunners.Lebanon’s new President Joseph Aoun has begun binding consultations with members of…
Could Israel be planning a Gaza ‘ceasefire’ for optics only? | Benjamin Netanyahu
American journalist Ryan Grim says it may be risky for Israel to reject a ceasefire in Gaza, even if just to placate Trump.Israeli Prime Minister…
‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. He knows the difference between…
Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade | Slavery
On a cold December morning in 1931, a short, elderly Black woman set out on a 24km (15-mile) walk from her homestead in Alabama, United…
Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela | Joe Biden News
The outgoing administration of President Joe Biden has announced an extension of the temporary protected status granted to immigrants from countries where the United States…
Ed Miliband’s Net Zero obsession is a threat not just to our economy but the survival of Labour’s government
I HAVE said it before and I’ll say it again: when this Government eventually falls – and that is beginning to look as if it…
Venezuela’s President Maduro begins third term amid international protest | Nicolas Maduro News
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third six-year term, despite an outpouring of international condemnation following July’s contested presidential election. Standing…
‘Much more persecution’: Venezuela braces for Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration | Nicolas Maduro News
Bogota, Colombia – Jesus Medina Ezaine had already spent 16 months in a Venezuelan military prison, accused of crimes he said were related to his…
Historians say Jimmy Carter’s human rights legacy includes grim failures | Human Rights News
In South Korea, as well, historians say that Carter adopted the messaging of a military government facing human rights criticism. In May 1980, a student-led…
Venezuela opposition leader arrested a day before Maduro’s inauguration | Nicolas Maduro News
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been arrested after re-appearing in public for the first time in months a day before the third inauguration…
US House votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants | Donald Trump News
The United States House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) in retaliation for its arrest…
Chad’s presidency attacked: Coup attempt, Boko Haram or ‘drunk’ fighters? | Conflict News
N’Djamena, Chad – Chad’s capital city is still smarting after deadly gun battles erupted on Wednesday night between security forces and more than a dozen armed…
Carter changed the way world saw the U.S. – often for the better
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter ended his one-term presidency in defeat. For years he was derided as a weak leader.But over time a fundamental shift took place…
Brazil marks the anniversary of the January 8 attack on its capital | Jair Bolsonaro News
President Lula attended the event to denounce the ‘coup’ against him, led by supporters of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva…
US Justice Department to release only part of Trump investigation report | Donald Trump News
United States officials have announced plans to release only part of a report detailing federal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, following a court decision to…
Will Austria’s Freedom Party form a coalition and create stable government? | The Far Right
Herbert Kickle first far-right leader since World War II to be invited to form a government.Austria could soon join a growing number of European Union…