Quotes: Notable remarks on Ukraine at UN Security Council
September 21, 2023 3:24 AM Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday attended a U.N. Security Council meeting in person for the first time since Russia invaded in February 2022. Following…
King Charles greeted in France with pomp, diplomacy on state visit
September 21, 2023 3:04 AM A March trip had to be postponed due to protests in France over pension reforms. Read More
Nigerian state declares curfew after election tribunal sacks governor
September 21, 2023 2:57 AM KANO, Nigeria – Nigeria’s northern Kano state declared a 24-hour curfew on Wednesday after a tribunal overturned the election of an opposition candidate as governor…
Tanker involved in US seizure of Iran oil cargo changes name
September 21, 2023 2:02 AM An oil tanker confiscated by the United States for carrying Iranian oil and diverted to the U.S. Gulf Coast, was headed to the Bahamas on…
Brazil police arrest, search suspects in gold smuggling ring to US, Europe
September 21, 2023 2:00 AM Brazil’s federal police said they arrested two people on Wednesday suspected of involvement in a racket smuggling gold illegally mined on Indigenous land to the…
Zelensky, in UN showdown, says strip ‘criminal’ Russia of veto power
September 21, 2023 1:48 AM Taking away Russia’s veto power would be exceedingly difficult, but there is, however, precedent. Read More
South Africa to host US-Africa trade summit despite Russia spat
September 21, 2023 1:45 AM South Africa will host a U.S.-Africa trade summit in November despite an earlier call by U.S. lawmakers for the event to be moved over what…
‘Stop the war’ and Zelenskiy won’t speak, UN Security Council chair tells Russia
September 21, 2023 1:41 AM It was to be Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy’s first in- person appearance at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Moscow’s invasion of his country, and…
Vietnamese PM raises tariff irritants with Yellen as economic ties deepen
September 21, 2023 1:36 AM Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to support granting the communist country “market economy” status and help…
Biden meets Israel’s Netanyahu, after months-long delay
September 21, 2023 1:19 AM Relationship is thorny over Mr Netanyahu’s efforts to reduce the power of Israel’s Supreme Court. Read More