Heated Clash At UN Hearing On Children Caught In Conflict
Danny Danon told a senior United Nations official to be quiet. Twice. In public. At a hearing meant to mark progress against sexual violence in conflict. Israel’s ambassador to the U.N. used Friday’s session in New York not to discuss the day’s stated purpose, but to demand the resignation of Pramila Patten, the U.N. envoy […]
Bolivia’s Paz Calls Emergency, Clears Path For Troops
Bolivian troops began clearing road blockades Saturday under emergency powers signed by President Rodrigo Paz — less than a day after his government said it had resolved the very crisis those troops are now being sent to end. The contradiction sits at the center of Bolivia’s weekend. On Friday, Paz signed an agreement with the […]
Burnham Clears Key Hurdle In Bid To Challenge Starmer
A single parliamentary by-election in a northern England constituency has done what months of cabinet resignations and dismal poll numbers could not: hand Keir Starmer’s challengers the evidence they needed to argue his time as prime minister is running out. Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor known across Britain as the “King of the North,” […]
Paramilitary Ties Put Ex-President Uribe Under AG Probe
Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office has launched a criminal investigation into former President Álvaro Uribe over the founding of a paramilitary organization, two massacres, and the killing of a human rights defender — a probe that lands on the calendar just 48 hours before voters decide a presidential runoff in which Uribe’s own legal history has […]
Switzerland: Friday’s US-Iran Talks Have Been Cancelled
A diplomatic breakthrough two days old fell apart Friday before negotiators ever sat down. The talks meant to implement a fragile U.S.-Iran peace framework were called off after Hezbollah rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes in south Lebanon left at least 18 people dead — a reminder that the deal Washington and Tehran signed covers a […]
Mercosur Deal With Switzerland Blocked In Lower House
A trade agreement years in the making cleared its diplomatic hurdles only to collapse in the Swiss legislature Wednesday night, killed by a parliamentary coalition that had almost no other issue in common. Switzerland’s lower house voted 96 to 86, with nine abstentions, to reject the accord with the South American trade bloc Mercosur — […]
Immigrants Leave Alligator Alcatraz For New Facility
A Florida immigration facility conceived as a punishment by geography — where alligators and python-infested wetlands would do the work of walls — has been cleared of all detainees, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Wednesday, drained of its population just as the Atlantic hurricane season opened its first named storm. The timing was not […]
BYD Eyes F1 Sponsorship For Safer Global Brand Push
The world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer wants into Formula One. Figuring out how — at a price that makes financial sense, in a form that actually serves its purposes — is a different calculation entirely. BYD has been examining options for F1 involvement as the Shenzhen-based automaker intensifies its push into markets where it remains […]
Trump’s Iran War Ends With Words Of Thanks For Xi, Putin
At the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Donald Trump offered his most pointed public gratitude of the post-ceasefire period Wednesday — not to the allies who fought alongside the United States in the war against Iran, but to two leaders his administration spent years casting as the principal threats to American global influence. […]
G7 Moves to Cut Dependence On China For Critical Minerals
The Group of Seven’s annual summit produced something its organizers were not certain they could deliver: a joint statement in which all seven governments, including Washington, declared unified support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and committed to tightening sanctions on Russia — a result that would have seemed improbable as recently as the weeks before leaders […]
FBI Foils Plot To Hit White House UFC Event With Drones
The conspirators had a two-phase plan: detonate explosive-laden drones over the crowd gathered at the White House for the UFC event, then open fire on the people running. They had mapped the area, arranged escape routes and identified targets by name — among them the President of the United States, the Vice President, Benjamin Netanyahu […]
$2bn Commercial Loan For Argentina Has World Bank Cover
Argentina is staring down more than $4 billion in private debt payments due next month. On Tuesday, the World Bank moved to ensure the country does not face that deadline alone. The multilateral lender announced it will issue guarantees covering 95 percent of debt service payments on a commercial loan of up to $2 billion […]