GENEVA (AA) – Condemning Moscow’s “premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified attack on Ukraine” for violating international law, the US secretary of state on Tuesday questioned whether Russia is fit to be a member of the UN Human Rights Council. “More than at any other point in recent history, the principles at the heart of this council’s [&he...
The airspace above Ukraine continues to be contested and Russia does not have air superiority over the entire country, a senior US defense official said Tuesday. “But there are areas where they have more control than others. And the same goes for the Ukrainians,” the official told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity. The ...
In his first State of the Union, President Biden outlined a unity agenda consisting of policy where there has historically been support from both Republicans and Democrats. His speech came at the heel of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and unprecedented sanctions on Russia. As part of this unity agenda, he announced a strategy to […]
Satellite images show a Russian military convoy stretching about 40 miles just north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which has already repulsed several assaults. The Russian army told Kyiv residents they can freely leave by a single highway, raising fears of an all-out attack. Ukrainians fear it is the “last safe day in Kyiv” as […]...
The U.S. and European Union have imposed sweeping new penalties aimed at crippling Russia’s economy. EU sanctions announced Sunday ban the supply of “all goods and technology” linked to aircraft. Switzerland has also enacted penalties on Russia, abandoning its traditional neutrality. Meanwhile, TikTok has blocked Russian-backed outlets, such a...
Anti-nuclear groups on Monday decried the results of a referendum vote in Belarus allowing the country to host Russian nuclear weapons. The European Union warned the development puts the entire planet on a “very dangerous path.” Josep Borrell, the E.U.’s high representative for foreign affairs, was among those calling the referendum vote...
Palestinians rallied in the Gaza Strip Monday protesting statements by French Premier Jean Castex declaring Jerusalem as “the eternal capital of the Jewish people.” Castex spoke Friday during a gala dinner hosted by the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions. Palestinian protesters in response waved a banner reading, “Jerusalem i...
Hundreds of reports chronicling decades of attacks in Indian-held Kashmir have disappeared from local newspapers’ archives. It includes one of the most comprehensive NGO reports on decades of violence and killings in the disputed region, which was published by a respected rights organization.. The disappearance also includes the Greater Kashm...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement in response to reports that Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar spoke at a white nationalist event. The America First Political Action Conference in Orlando was organized by Nicholas Fuentes, a white-nationalist activist. Fuentes rose to prominence after attending th...
The Council on American Islamic Relations’ or CAIR’s Connecticut chapter is calling for a probe into a possible hate crime, involving two female Muslim students at the University of Connecticut. Junior Shazeda Khatun and senior Zena Saleh said a man screamed racial slurs at them, including the N-word, as they walked to their dorm Monday [&hell...
