The progress in Sudan is threatened by a new offensive by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the southwestern city of Al-Fashir, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Wednesday during a visit to Cairo.
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UN Security Council to vote Monday on Trump Gaza plan
The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, diplomats said. Last week the Americans officially launched negotiations within the 15-member Security Council on a text that would follow up on a ceasefire in the two-year war between Israel and
Iran confirms seizure of tanker carrying petrochemical cargo
Iran on Saturday confirmed its Revolutionary Guards seized a tanker carrying petrochemical cargo bound for Singapore in Gulf waters on Friday, Iranian media reported. Following inspections, authorities said “the tanker was in violation for carrying unauthorized cargo.” They did not provide further details. The ship, the Talara, had been traveling
Fears over migration and crime push Chile’s presidential race to the right
Fans sported MAGA-style caps. AC/DC blasted from the speakers. Red, white and blue flags flapped in the wind. Crowds whooped and cheered as the man of the hour lamented the surge of migrants across the border. “This country isn’t falling apart,” he bellowed. “It is being shot to
Zelensky vows overhaul of Ukraine’s scandal-hit energy firms
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday announced an overhaul of state-owned energy companies, after a corruption scandal at the heart of a sector battered by Russian attacks sparked a public outcry. Anti-graft investigators said around $100 million had been embezzled from the energy sector, causing outrage in a country where