Tag: international agreements
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US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage release
The United States once again has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages
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Top UN official in Syria is stepping down after 7 years of tumult. And he sees hope
The official who steered the U.N.’s diplomacy in Syria for nearly seven turbulent years is resigning
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More Americans say Israel has gone too far in the Gaza conflict
A new poll finds more U.S. adults view Israel’s military action in Gaza as excessive than at the beginning of its war with Hamas
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US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire, despite it being tied to hostage release
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire, despite it being tied to hostage release.
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Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel’s attack on Qatar
Saudi Arabia has signed a defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan, pledging that any attack on either nation would be considered an attack on both
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Trump’s latest boat strikes spark fresh debate over legality
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to label alleged drug-runners in the Caribbean as “narco-terrorists” has spurred fresh debate over the legality of his strategy — and prompted speculation he could step up other controversial efforts to pursue enemies at home. Trump’s team has dismissed criticism of the killings this month, saying they targeted people…
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign defense agreement to treat an attack on one as attack on both
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a defense pact pledging that any attack on either nation would be considered an attack on both
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Israel faces global backlash as Gaza invasion deepens isolation
BEIRUT — Cascades of condemnation from friend and foe alike. An array of international organizations and rights groups leveling accusations of genocide and war crimes. Boycotts across a range of sectors and fields. As Israel begins its ground offensive to occupy Gaza City, defying international and domestic pressure to negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas, it…
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UNHCR official warns that the 1951 refugee convention is increasingly under threat
The U.N. refugee agency says that governments around the world are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees and asylum-seekers even threatening its very existence
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Australia’s Albanese unable to clinch defense treaty with Papua New Guinea during visit
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been unable to clinch a defense treaty with Papua New Guinea a week after he failed to land a security pact with another South Pacific island neighbor, Vanuatu