France backs West Africa bloc efforts to restore democracy in region
France will support West African bloc ECOWAS more as it works to restore democracy in a region hit by recent coups as insecurity in...
President Ramaphosa Opens AGOA Forum, Highlights Africa’s Industrial Potential
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa broke ground by opening the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. This pivotal event serves as...
Humanitarian ceasefires critical to meet immense needs in Gaza
Political negotiations to get aid into Gaza have yielded results but much more is needed, including humanitarian ceasefires to ensure safe delivery of food,...
POLITICO: Is there an EU’s ‘irrelevant’ Gaza peace plan?
European proposals for an international peace summit on Gaza are just pointless navel-gazing, diplomats say POLITICO.
Last week, the EU’s 27 national leaders called for...
NYT: Biden’s support for Israel now comes with words of caution
The administration has become more critical of Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks, a shift that U.S. officials attribute to the humanitarian crisis in...
Boris Johnson: ‘the old should accept their fate’ as he failed to stop Covid deaths
Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed coronavirus was "nature's way of dealing with old people" as he refused to introduce lockdown restrictions that could have...
Macron is shopping for uranium in Kazakhstan after the loss of Niger
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in uranium-rich Kazakhstan on Wednesday on the first leg of a trip to Central Asia, a region long regarded...
Speaker Johnson calls for a return to civilization roots
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., praised the "Judeo-Christian tradition" and "classical liberal" values that he said shaped the West in his first international speech.
Johnson virtually...
Wang Yi in Washington: The China-US relations “cannot be left to autopilot”
Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, held discussions with U.S....
Explainer: Fighting for facts amid crisis in Israel and Gaza
As much needed aid starts to trickle into besieged Gaza, a war over facts is ratcheting up as conflicting narratives about the situation on...