EU sides with France in the U.S, Australia spat
Top EU officials have rallied behind France in criticizing the United States for negotiating a security pact in secret with Australia and Britain that cost Paris a lucrative submarine deal as diplomatic tensions escalate over the issue.
Risk of military confrontation between China and U.S. is growing, ex-White House official warns
Frank Von Hippel, who was responsible for national security issues in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 1993 to 1994, warns about “the danger of growing military confrontation” between China and the United States.
American guards “whipping” black refugees triggers outrage
The White House has been mired in controversy after footage circulated online showing U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback whipping black Haitian asylum seekers attempting to cross the American-Mexico border
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev: Uzbekistan is ready to develop the mutually beneficial, long-term and multifaceted partnership with all countries of the world
On September 21, 2021, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a video message in the High-Level General Debate at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.
Canada’s election marred by rising Islamophobia
Throughout Canada’s general election campaign, the ruling Liberals party and opposition Conservative Party had been neck and neck in the polls, at times trading the lead within the margin of error. Canadian Muslims, who account for 3.2 percent of the country’s population, can play a decisive role.
France, U.S. tensions enter “crisis” mode
In an unprecedented step that has exposed the intensity of France’s anger against its allies, Paris has recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia in a furious row over the scrapping of a submarine contract.
U.S. struggles to contain French anger
As France furiously protests Australia's scrapping of a major arms deal in favor of American nuclear submarines, Washington is struggling to contain the fallout from Paris.
U.S. finally admits Afghan airstrike killed civilians
In yet another blow to the image of America’s intelligence gathering efforts, the U.S. military has admitted that a drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children and apologized for what it called a "tragic mistake".
Hezbollah to the rescue again
Not for the first time, Lebanon faces a crisis, Hezbollah has helped guide the country out of the predicament.
U.S. invaded Afghanistan to loot its mineral wealth
A retired professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota says the U.S. war on Afghanistan was intended to loot the country’s mineral wealth.