More than 12 million without power in Florida as Hurricane Irma’s effects linger
MIAMI — As Hurricane Irma dissipated into a tropical storm on Monday, Florida’s residents emerged to streets littered with debris and downed trees while nearly two-thirds of the state was left without electricity. The once-powerful storm left trailer homes sliced … Read More
UN Security Council steps up new North Korea sanctions
Major US allies in Asia welcomed today (12 September) the UN Security Council’s unanimous vote to step up sanctions on North Korea, with its profitable textile exports now banned and fuel supplies to the reclusive North capped after it its … Read More
EU Lawmakers Push For More Robust Eastern Partnership
BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers are pushing for an end to international data roaming charges between the EU and Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, a trust fund for Ukrainian investment, and possibly more sanctions on Russia ahead of a summit in Brussels … Read More
Merkel Suggests Germany Should Join North Korea Talks
BRUSSELS — In what the Germans themselves are calling a “sleep campaign,” Chancellor Angela Merkel, seeking a fourth term in office in elections on Sept. 24, has moved to highlight her international status by calling for a new round of … Read More
Liberal anti-Putin coalition causes upset in Moscow council elections
United Democrats triumph in central seats in Russian capital, including the one where the president cast his vote. A coalition of liberal opposition parties has won a series of victories in local council elections in central Moscow, beating candidates from … Read More
Elliott Abrams: Israel is protecting itself from Iran. We should, too
This article first appeared on the Council on Foreign Affairs site. Last week, Israel bombed a site in Syria, from Lebanese air space. This was the so-called Scientific Studies and Researchers Center in Masyaf, a city in central Syria, and … Read More
Middle-East Tensions Soar After Critical Phone Call
One phone-call can change a geopolitical landscape. The last bilateral contact between the Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman last Friday is the best example. After some recent indications of a detente between … Read More
Death toll from southern Mexico’s big earthquake rises to 96
The death toll from Mexico’s 8.1 magnitude earthquake rose to 96 on Monday as more victims were confirmed in the hard-hit southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas and residents worked to repair shattered homes and small businesses. The Foreign Relations … Read More
North Korea slapped with UN sanctions after nuclear test
The United Nations has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on North Korea after its sixth and largest nuclear test. The measures restrict oil imports and ban textile exports. The latter is aimed at starving the North of income for … Read More
Denmark Stops Flow of Refugees Under UN Program, Seeks “More Flexible” Quota
Denmark’s minister of immigration and integration, Inger Stojberg (shown), said in a statement on September 9 that the Scandinavian country won’t allow any refugees into the country this year under a UN quota system. “Hence, I would like to see … Read More
Hurricane Irma: Florida braces for storm arrival
Wind gusts close to hurricane force are battering islands in Florida’s south as Hurricane Irma is due to hit the mainland in the coming hours. Water levels are already rising on the coast of the US state where a huge … Read More
Thousands join anti-Brexit march through London
London, Sep 9 Thousands of people marched through central London today calling on the government to “rethink and reject Brexit”. A stream of protesters poured through Trafalgar Square and stopped to boo outside Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street office … Read More
Turkey issues travel warning for Turkish citizens in Germany
Turkey has told its citizens visiting or living in Germany to “be careful” and keep their composure against “racist and xenophobic slurs” ahead of the country’s upcoming federal elections. “It is advised for our citizens in Germany or planning to … Read More