The volatile climate that marked US foreign policy in the Donald Trump era not only harmed EU-Turkey relations, but also adversely affected US relations with the European Union. There is no question that this is not the first crisis in the transatlanti…
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi urged South Sudan to commit efforts Thursday toward strengthening security, rule of law and good governance to create an environment for the return of refugees.“What people need is security and i…
A Turkish opposition lawmaker on Thursday urged the judiciary to abide by a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling on Selahattin Demirtas, the former leader of his party.”The ruling by the ECHR was issued on Dec. 22. Today is Jan. 28 and this rul…
US President Joe Biden voiced resolute support for Japan’s national defense amid long-standing territorial disputes with China, the White House said Wednesday.Biden spoke earlier in the day with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in a telephone cal…
Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a motion Wednesday to censure Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, accusing him and members of his government of being unable to fully execute their duties.The motion cited persistent failures …
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will pay a visit to Turkey on Friday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.?During Zarif’s visit, “all aspects of our bilateral relations will be discussed and views on regional and international issues wil…
The Tunisian president’s office said on Thursday that the director of the presidential office suffered “almost total loss of vision and fainted” once opened a suspicious envelope, according to a statement issued by the Tunisian Presidency.Late Wednesda…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the transatlantic alliance Wednesday, said the State Department.The top US diplomat conveyed President Joe Biden’s “determination to strengthen and reinvigorate”…
The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has increasingly cracked down on the media and activist groups during its two years in office, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.The rights groups said President Felix Tshisekedi’s administration …
