The White House has canceled meetings with the Taliban over its refusal to allow young girls to attend high school, scrapping talks intended to address Afghanistan’s crumbling economy and a looming humanitarian catastrophe.
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US & Allies Sanction Russia’s Gold Reserves
The United States and a long list of allied nations will sanction gold transactions from Russia’s central bank, part of a raft of punitive measures imposed following Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. The bank is believed to keep up to $140 billion in the precious metal, or...
North Korea Tests First ICBM Since 2017
North Korea has tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time in five years. While Western governments and media have claimed the move violated a missile test moratorium, Pyongyang announced an end to that policy more than two years ago. North...
US, Allies Seek to Boot Russia From G20 in Ongoing Effort to Isolate Moscow
The White House is placing sweeping sanctions on Russia and pressuring every country to follow America's lead, but the effort to isolate Moscow does not end at economic warfare. Western states are seeking to remove Russia from the Group of Twenty - G20. The G20 - 19...
Rep. Kinzinger Pressures Israel to ‘Pick a Side’ as Tel Aviv Plays Leading Role in Ukraine Talks
Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger has demanded that Israel “pick a side” amid Russia’s ongoing attack on Ukraine, insisting it cannot remain neutral despite Tel Aviv’s efforts to mediate negotiations and bring an end to the conflict.
Zelensky Seeks NATO Security Guarantees, Rejects Russian Demands On Donbass & Crimea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he accepts that his country will not be admitted into the NATO alliance, but voiced hopes for “security guarantees” from individual member states. He added that Kiev will not budge on its claims to breakaway territories, however, refusing major concessions sought by Russia.
White House Says China Will Pay a Price for Supporting Russia
China will face major “consequences” should it help Russia evade an ever-growing raft of American sanctions, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has warned, just a day before he’s set to meet with Beijing’s top diplomat in Rome. Sullivan’s warning on...
Turkey to Host Top Diplomats for Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks
NATO member Turkey will preside over high-level negotiations between Ukraine and Russia later this week, its foreign minister said, the first sit-down involving top diplomats from the warring nations since Moscow’s invasion began in late February.
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