World May 29 Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees. Israel denies the accusations.
World May 28 U.S. imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz The sanctions were announced late Wednesday after U.S. forces carried out strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones, according to U.S. officials who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
World May 22 Trump's Cuba strategy echoes his Venezuela playbook, but experts point out key differences Similar pressure campaigns do not equal similar results, experts say, even if President Donald Trump has often warned that "Cuba is next.”…
World Apr 07 Russia and China veto watered-down UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz The vote — 11 in favor, two against and two abstentions — took place just hours before an 8 p.m. Eastern deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran to open the strategic waterway or face attacks on its…
World Mar 28 Yemen's Houthis claim first missile attack on Israel since war began Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel early Saturday, the first time it had faced fire from that country.
World Mar 27 U.S. troops wounded, planes damaged in Iranian strike on Saudi air base, official says An Iranian missile attack wounded several U.S. service members and damaged several planes at a base in Saudi Arabia on Friday, a U.S. official familiar with the situation said.
World Mar 12 U.S. and Israeli strikes are damaging Iranian historical sites The speed and extent of the damage have so concerned Iran and Lebanon that they sent a request to the United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO, this week to add more sites to its enhanced protection list.
World Mar 02 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump presides over UN Security Council as U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran continue U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, one of her signature issues, and acknowledged she was doing so at “challenging times” as the United States has joined Israel…
World Feb 28 UN chief condemns U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting The United Nations chief condemned the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and called for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink.”…
World Feb 20 Trump warns he's considering limited strikes even as Iranian diplomat says proposed deal is imminent In response to a reporter's question on whether the U.S. could take limited military action as the countries negotiate, President Donald Trump said, “I guess I can say I am considering that.”…