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US Closes Jerusalem Office for Palestinian Affairs

US Closes Jerusalem Office for Palestinian Affairs

Tue 6 May 2025 21:48 CEST

The USA is closing a liaison office for Palestinian issues in Jerusalem. The decision is seen as symbolic support for Israel's stance in the Middle East

Trump Revokes Security Clearance for Key Biden Figures and Opposition Leaders

Trump Revokes Security Clearance for Key Biden Figures and Opposition Leaders

Sat 22 Mar 2025 06:48 CET

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, is revoking the security clearance of a long list of opposition leaders in the USA. According to Trump, it no longer lies in the nation's interest that they have access to classified information

Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Trump's New World Order: Might Makes Right

Sun 16 Feb 2025 16:05 CET

Donald Trump's USA is threatening to take over territories, severing ties to UN agencies, shutting out negotiating partners and intimidating with punitive tariffs. Much suggests that we are heading into a new, transactional world order where the strong have advantages

Trump's New World Order: Might is Right

Trump's New World Order: Might is Right

Mon 10 Feb 2025 11:06 CET

Donald Trump's USA is threatening to take over territories, severing ties to UN agencies and intimidating with punitive tariffs. Much suggests that we are heading into a new, transactional world order where the strong have advantages

USA imposes sanctions on Sudan's army chief

USA imposes sanctions on Sudan's army chief

Thu 16 Jan 2025 22:33 CET

The outgoing government in the USA is directing new sanctions against the military and warlords in the civil war-torn Sudan.

Security Pact Signed Between USA and Armenia

Security Pact Signed Between USA and Armenia

Tue 14 Jan 2025 21:23 CET

Blinken hopes for a future Palestine

Blinken hopes for a future Palestine

Tue 14 Jan 2025 18:54 CET

Antony Blinken emphasizes in one of his last speeches as US Secretary of State that a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians is the only possible way forward in the conflict in the Middle East.

USA accuses warring parties of genocide in Sudan

USA accuses warring parties of genocide in Sudan

Tue 7 Jan 2025 18:08 CET

The US government accuses individuals within Sudan's paramilitary force Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of genocide.

Italy to Host Meeting on Syria

Italy to Host Meeting on Syria

Tue 7 Jan 2025 16:41 CET

Italy's Foreign Minister is to host a meeting with several Western countries on the development in Syria. The goal is to support "a peaceful, inclusive" change in the country

North Korea fires missile ahead of US neighbor visit

North Korea fires missile ahead of US neighbor visit

Mon 6 Jan 2025 05:40 CET

South Korea: New attempts to arrest the president expected

South Korea: New attempts to arrest the president expected

Sun 5 Jan 2025 09:50 CET

The large protests continue in South Korea, despite snow and minus degrees. At the same time, the authorities are preparing for a new attempt to arrest the suspended president

USA and Egypt in talks about Gaza ceasefire

USA and Egypt in talks about Gaza ceasefire

Sun 5 Jan 2025 04:47 CET

Turkey: No Kurdish fighters in Syria

Turkey: No Kurdish fighters in Syria

Sat 28 Dec 2024 16:54 CET

Georgian Oligarch Sanctioned

Georgian Oligarch Sanctioned

Fri 27 Dec 2024 19:35 CET

The USA has decided to impose sanctions on Georgia's former Prime Minister, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.

New hope for missing American – "still alive"

New hope for missing American – "still alive"

Tue 24 Dec 2024 11:19 CET

Austin is alive. We know that as a fact

War-Torn Sudan Receives Billion-Dollar Support from the USA

War-Torn Sudan Receives Billion-Dollar Support from the USA

Thu 19 Dec 2024 20:52 CET

The USA announces new support for humanitarian efforts in the civil war-torn Sudan with 200 million dollars, equivalent to 2. 2 billion kronor

UN Chief: A Flame of Hope in Syria

UN Chief: A Flame of Hope in Syria

Thu 19 Dec 2024 19:22 CET

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a passionate speech about the necessity of supporting Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. There is a flame of hope, said Guterres as he addressed the UN Security Council

USA has had direct contact with Syrian HTS

USA has had direct contact with Syrian HTS

Sat 14 Dec 2024 18:19 CET

The USA has had direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Shams (HTS), which has taken power in Syria, says the USA's Foreign Minister Antony Blinken. This despite the Islamist group being classified as a terrorist organization by the USA

IS attack in Syrian desert – six dead

IS attack in Syrian desert – six dead

Sat 14 Dec 2024 16:05 CET

IS has killed six shepherds in an area in the Syrian desert notorious for extremist attacks, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

USA wants to cooperate with Iraq on Syria

USA wants to cooperate with Iraq on Syria

Fri 13 Dec 2024 17:14 CET

The EU is reported to open up for diplomatic relations with Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. At the same time, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promises that the US will cooperate with Iraq to achieve stability in Syria

The USA donates weapons worth billions to Ukraine

The USA donates weapons worth billions to Ukraine

Fri 13 Dec 2024 00:45 CET

The USA announces a new support package to Ukraine worth 500 million dollars, equivalent to approximately 5. 5 billion kronor

Rapid Political Shifts in Damascus

Rapid Political Shifts in Damascus

Mon 9 Dec 2024 21:43 CET

Discussions about the practical takeover of power in Syria are underway in Damascus, where many former supporters of dictator Bashar al-Assad are quickly switching sides.

USA warns: Leave Syria now

USA warns: Leave Syria now

Sat 7 Dec 2024 01:07 CET

The US Department of State is urging American citizens to leave Syria immediately. Jordan has issued a similar appeal to its citizens due to the jihadists' advance

Lavrov in the EU – first visit since the start of the war

Lavrov in the EU – first visit since the start of the war

Thu 5 Dec 2024 11:00 CET

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Malta for a meeting with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). It is the Foreign Minister's first visit to the EU since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022