U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says democracies should “stand together” to face Russian President Vladimir Putin. He spoke during a joint press conference with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Jaishankar claims Europe buys more energy from Russia than India.
Journalist Mehdi Hasan asked why U.S. President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” while arming Saudi Arabia as it wages war on Yemen. On Sunday, Hasan questioned a U.S. State Department official about why the president failed to criticize Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He asked the ambassador why the [...
On Monday, the United States voiced support for Pakistan’s “peaceful upholding of constitutional democratic principles”. This was after the country’s new prime minister took office. Shehbaz Sharif was sworn-in after former Premier Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote. Khan attempted to thwart the vote and maintained he was the victim...
Amnesty International has called on Tunisian authorities to drop “politicized” investigations of lawmakers. On Friday, a Tunisian military court sentenced Abdul Latif Al-Alawi to three months in prison. Heba Morayef, Amnesty’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said Tunisian authorities must end the “political persecution”...
On Monday, Indonesians took to the streets to protest the rapidly rising cost of living, and the possibility of extending the president’s term in office. People gathered in the capital Jakarta to complain about the rising cost of goods, and allegations that the government may postpone the 2024 presidential election. Demonstrators shouted sloga...
On Monday, a group of women from Srebrenica attended a peaceful demonstration in front of the “Heart of Jesus” Cathedral and a statue of Pope John Paul II. The rally was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital Sarajevo. It was a commemoration of the 1995 massacre in the eastern Bosnian town Srebrenica. More than 8,000 […]
Somalia’s first women-run radio and television station has opened in the capital, Mogadishu. U.N.-backed Bilan Media will produce content aimed at addressing issues affecting women and women’s rights in the east African nation. The station’s launch marks a leap in efforts to secure women’s place in Somalia’s public sector. Bilan means bright ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking a judge to hold former U.S. President Donald Trump in civil contempt, according to a court filing on Thursday. James said Trump did not comply with a judge’s order to hand over all subpoenaed documents to her office. Those pertain to an investigation into allegations the Trump […]
Former U.S. president Donald Trump endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz for U.S. Senate, ahead of a Republican primary in Pennsylvania. Trump praised Oz’s medical and academic credentials. If he wins the Republican nomination on May 17, Oz will be the first Muslim to be nominated for a Senate seat by a major American political party. Sixty-one […]
On Wednesday, members of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee met in Washington to discuss the war in Ukraine’s impact on global food security. Russia’s war with Ukraine has disrupted grain supplies from a region known as “the breadbasket of the world.” Russia and Ukraine produce nearly a third of the world’s wheat, according to the […...
