ISTANBUL (AA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has expressed concern over pressure the court is facing from the US regarding its investigations into Israel’s actions in Gaza. In an interview with Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun, Karim Khan disclosed that ICC officials were receiving personal threats from supporters of Israel. ...
Senator Bernie Sanders is calling for a congressional probe into alleged war profiteering by major US defense contractors. Sanders condemns Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and RTX for pocketing $255 billion in taxpayer funds since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Sanders accuses these firms of “fleecing” American tax...
KAGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have petitioned the president of the UN Security Council to denounce the Ukrainian government’s “open and assumed support for international terrorism”, particularly in Africa’s Sahel region. The move follows recent comments by Ukrainian officials suggesting that Kyiv had played a role in...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States warned Iran on Monday of consequences for arming Russia, saying it has seen accounts Tehran will provide Moscow with hundreds of ballistic missiles. “We are prepared to deliver a swift and severe response if Iran were to move forward with the transfer of ballistic missiles, which wo...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Mali announced Sunday that it is cutting off diplomatic relations with Ukraine following an admission of Ukrainian involvement in a recent attack in the West African country. “The transitional government of the Republic of Mali has learned, with deep shock, of the subversive remarks by which Mr. Andriy Yusov...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UK’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that relations with the US are “stronger than ever now” as he met with President Joe Biden for an Oval Office sit-down. “This special relationship is so important,” Starmer said in brief remarks before reporters were ushered out of the room....
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a major package of air defenses for Ukraine as doubts over his political survival clouded the start of a NATO summit in Washington. Leaders from the 32-nation military alliance were looking to put on a show of resolve against Russia during three days of […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Russia’s ex-minister of defense, Sergei Shoigu, and current army chief of staff, Valery Gerasimov, for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. They are accused of directing missile attacks on civilian targets, including power plants, during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. T...
MOSCOW (AA) – Israel has pushed the settlement with Palestine far back by its actions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Speaking at a news conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Lavrov said Moscow cannot accept the methods the Israeli troops are employing in their military assault in the Gaza Strip. “In reality, the dest...
Washington, United States — AFP China’s support for Russia’s defense industry is prolonging the Ukraine war and “has to stop,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. China is providing critical support that enables “Russia to keep that defense industrial base going, to keep the war machine going, to ...