UN chief: Report confirms chemical weapons “war crime” in Syria
Ban Ki-moon says UN invesigators have confirmed “unequivocally and objectively” that chemical weapons, including sarin, were used.
View ArticleIran and US set for historic talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme
The US wants to suss out if Iran’s new president Hassan Rouhani’s charm offensive is for real but there’s no sign of a handshake with Barack Obama just yet.
View ArticleUN votes to order destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons
The UN security council voted unamimounsly to back the deal proposed by the US and Russia. International experts are expected to start work in Syria next week
View ArticleRaids show terrorists “can run but they can’t hide” — John Kerry
US forces captured a suspect in the 1988 US embassy bombings during a raid in Libya. Another raid, targeting a militant in Somalia, was aborted after a gun battle.
View Article‘A credit to the Assad regime’: US welcomes Syria’s chemical weapons disposal
Syria’s quick compliance with the destroying of chemical weapons stockpile has earned praise from US Secretary of State John Kerry.
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View ArticleLibya demands explanation from US over raid
Libya has asked for clarifications regarding the abduction of an al-Qaida leader in Tripoli.
View ArticleIsrael “utterly rejects” Iran deal aimed at ending nuclear tensions
Talks involving the US, China and Russia aimed at easing tensions over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme have been taking place in Geneva.
View ArticleIran nuclear talks continue for a third day
Secretary of State John Kerry said there are still “important gaps” that must be overcome.
View ArticleIran hits back at US over nuclear talks failure
US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday that Iran had baulked at a proposed deal just as world powers were set to sign up to it.
View ArticleIsrael cancels plans to build 20,000 settler homes in the West Bank
Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu said the plan had created “unnecessary confrontation with the international community” after the US expressed “deep concern”.
View ArticleUp to 12,000 troops to stay in Afghanistan after NATO mission ends
US Secretary of State John Kerry says the US role will be “limited”.
View ArticleUncertainty over progress in Iran talks as Kerry set to leave Geneva
US Secretary of State is to leave for London, while Iran’s chief negotiator expressed doubts over a deal.
View ArticleIsrael frees 26 Palestinian prisoners under peace talks
The 26 inmates had served 19 to 28 years for killing Israeli civilians or soldiers.
View ArticleUS pledges help to Iraqi forces in Al-Qaeda battle but insists “it is their...
Iraq lost control of Fallujah to Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, a city where US forces repeatedly battled insurgents.
View ArticlePutin calls end to ‘military exercises’ as Kerry heads to Kiev
The Russian President has called an end to the drill near Ukraine’s border involving army, navy and airforce troops.
View ArticleKerry meeting Russian foreign minister in bid to calm Ukraine tensions
America’s top diplomat said last night that Moscow was looking for a “pretext” to invade Ukraine further.
View ArticleRussia under pressure as EU, UN hold emergency talks on Ukraine crisis
EU leaders hold a summit in Brussels today to decide how strongly to respond to Moscow’s troop deployment.
View Article‘No common vision’: Last-ditch US-Russia talks on Crimea end in failure
The talks between John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov “did not find common ground” according to US officials.
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