On FPF #388, I talk about the peace process in Colombia and Afghanistan. In Colomba, the new president Ivan Duque has opposed the peace agreement with the FARC. Now he plans to end funding for a program key to keeping the peace in Colombia. If the program end, the...
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Human Rights Officials Warn Aid Cuts Make Gaza Famine ‘Inevitable’
Several human rights officials are warning that the US and other countries suspending support to the Palestinian UN aid agency will be catastrophic for the people of Gaza. The Israeli war and blockade placed Gaza on the brink of famine and widespread death. The US...
North Korea Tests Cruise Missiles, Blast US and South Korea for Joint War Games
North Korea slammed the US and South Korea for inching the peninsula towards the “brink of war” with a series of war games. After Pyongyang issued the statement, North Korea test-fired several cruise missiles. In a fiery statement published in North Korean state...
Biden Working to Prevent Possible Trump Cuts to Ukraine Aid
President Joe Biden is working on a document that would promise military assistance to Ukraine for the next decade. The White House hopes to get Congressional approval and prevent Donald Trump from changing course in Ukraine if elected. With the commitment to Kiev,...
Kenyan Court Ruling Obstructs Biden’s Plan for UN Force in Haiti
The Kenyan High Court has issued a ruling that will prevent President William Ruto from sending over 1,000 police to Haiti. The Biden administration had incentivized Nairobi into agreeing to lead a multinational UN force mission in Haiti. UN Peacekeepers have a...
Ukrainian Military Officials Uncover Over $200 Million in Corruption
The newly installed Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has uncovered over $200 million in corruption during his first four months in his post. Umerov’s predecessor was dismissed over corruption allegations. Earlier this month, Umerov announced that an audit...
The Biden Administration Halts Aid to Palestine UN Agency as Famine Takes Hold in Gaza
The State Department announced that the US would suspend aid transfers to the Palestinian UN aid agency after Israel alleged a small number of the organization’s staff were involved in the October 7 Hamas attack. The White House elected to cut aid to Gaza as famine...
US Officials Believe DPRK Will Attack South Korea, But Try to Avoid Full-Scale War
US officials now believe that North Korea will conduct a lethal attack against South Korea, according to the New York Times. Washington assesses that Pyongyang will attempt to limit its attack to avoid a full-scale war. North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un...
Over a Third of Americans Say Israel Is Committing a Genocide in Gaza
Americans are evenly divided when asked if “Israel is committing genocide against Palestinian civilians,” a recent survey found. Among young Americans, nearly half believe that Tel Aviv’s military actions in the Strip amount to genocide. According to an...
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