Category: International

Eli Cohen, the foreign minister for Israel, revealed Friday that he anticipates “six or seven” Islamic countries to sign a normalisation agreement with Tel Aviv, as soon as Saudi Arabia joins other countries including the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan in the Abraham Accords. “Six or seven nations from Africa and Asia will join the peace deal with the Saudis,” Cohen said during an interview with Israel’s KAN News on Friday. “I’m telling you, I have met with several officials from Muslim nations with which Israel does not share formal ties,” Israel’s…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appealed to India to cooperate with Canada in the investigation of the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh separatist.  Canada has accused Indian agents of involvement in the killing, which took place near Vancouver in June.  Blinken stressed the importance of accountability and allowing the investigation to run its course during a press briefing at the UN General Assembly. “We want to see accountability. And it’s important that the investigation run its course and lead to that result,” Blinken said, underscoring…

Tropical Storm Ophelia is making its presence felt off the East Coast, with the latest data from Hurricane Hunters indicating increased strength.  As North Carolina and parts of the mid-Atlantic gear up for a damp and blustery weekend, the storm’s landfall looms on the horizon. With maximum sustained winds reaching 70 mph and higher gusts, Ophelia is poised to affect areas well beyond its centre, unleashing several inches of rainfall as it tracks up the coastline. The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for portions of eastern North…

A fragile ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh remains in place after Armenian separatists capitulated to Azerbaijan’s swift offensive.  The two parties engaged in their initial direct peace discussions on Thursday, following Azerbaijan’s claim of control over the contested region. As part of a Russian-brokered ceasefire agreement, the separatists agreed to disarm on Wednesday, which halted Azerbaijan’s 24-hour offensive to reclaim territory at the heart of a long-standing conflict.  The two-hour meeting between the parties, held in the presence of Russian peacekeepers, was described by Azerbaijan’s presidency as “constructive and peaceful.” Both sides…

After delays due to the protest regarding the Pentagon’s abortion access policy, senators voted Wednesday and confirmed General Charles Brown as the United States’ next high-ranking military officer, as the 61-year-old was among the hundreds of officials waiting for approval. Senators approved General Charles Brown by 83-11 who is set to ascend as the second Black officer to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after Colin Powell from 1989-1993 at a time when the Pentagon is headed by Lloyd Austin, the country’s first Black secretary of defense.…

The Indian government on Tuesday rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations that the New Dehli was behind the assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver around three months ago. “We have seen and rejected the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their parliament, as also the statement by their foreign minister,” a press release from the Indian government read. In a tit-for-tat move, New Delhi also asked a senior Canadian diplomat to leave India, hours after Ottawa expelled an Indian diplomat over the killing of a…

As the effects of climate change continue to take a toll on human lives with extreme weather conditions all around the world, a large number of people rushed to the streets in New York Sunday with a demand to cease the use of fossil fuels — driving force behind global warming — as the session of United Nation General Assembly is set to start this month.   Covering a number of city blocks, protesters from some over 600 organisations and groups carried signs reading “Biden, end fossil fuels,” “Fossil fuels are…

As Russian President Vladimir Putin supported Donald Trump’s position that he could resolve the “burning issues within several days” including the war in Ukraine, the former US president was delighted to hear that it made the Mocow’s leader happy saying it meant “what I’m saying is right”. Russia’s third-time President while speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, said last week that he heard, “Trump saying he will resolve all burning issues within several days, including the Ukrainian crisis. We cannot help but feel happy about it.” Donald Trump…