UK PM Rishi Sunak Promises Mandatory National Service For 18...
Rishi Sunak
Eighteen-year-olds will have to perform a mandatory national service if the Conservative Party is voted back to power in the United Kingdom’s July 4 election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced.
The UK has “generations of young people who have ... Read More
ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu And Top Hamas Leader...
The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in ... Read More
State Media Say Iranian President, Foreign Minister Found De...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a summit via video link at the Office of the President of Iran, in Tehran, Iran, July 4, 2023. (Iran's Presidency/WANA/Handout via Reuters)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials were found ... Read More
China’s Xi Reaffirms Strong Partnership With Russia In...
**In a high-profile meeting in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin underscored the robust and growing partnership between their countries. The talks took place following a grand military welcome ceremony at the Great Hall ... Read More
EU Calls On Israel To Halt Rafah Operation
The European Union called on Israel to immediately end its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying Wednesday that the operation is disrupting humanitarian aid operations and bringing more displacement, famine and human suffering.
The statement from EU ... Read More
Million-Dollar Diamonds Up For Auction In Geneva
Diamonds might be a girl's best friend, but she'll need deep pockets for this one.
Sotheby's estimates it will sell for 5.6 M to 6.5 million Swiss Francs ($6.1 M - $7.1 M).
Weighing over 100 carats, the Fancy Vivid Yellow Cartier ... Read More
Blinken Makes Unannounced Visit To Kyiv As Ukraine Faces Rus...
Antony Blinken - US Secretary of State
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the United States for what he called a “crucial package” of aid, as he hosted talks Tuesday in Kyiv with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Blinken arrived in the ... Read More
Biden Set To Tighten Asylum Access At US-Mexico Border, Sour...
The Biden administration is set to tighten access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border via a new regulation that could be issued as soon as Thursday, four sources familiar with the matter said. The move is aimed at reducing illegal ... Read More
Macron Says Ruling Out Actions In Support Of Ukraine Weakens...
French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Thursday it would be wrong to rule out any particular actions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying that doing so weakens the capacity to deter Russia.
In the interview with The ... Read More
Biden Signs $95 Billion Aid Package For Ukraine, Israel, Tai...
President Joe Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation Wednesday providing $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, saying, “When our allies are stronger. We are stronger.”
He said the new assistance, aimed at helping Ukraine fight Russia’s two-year ... Read More