new video loaded: Israel and Lebanon Agree to Renew Cease-Fire transcript Back transcript Israel and Lebanon Agree to Renew Cease-Fire Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to renew a cease-fire after U.S.-mediated talks in Washington. The agreement depends on the cooperation of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia. “The cease-fire is contingent on a complete cessation of…
new video loaded: Uganda Closes Border with Congo Over Ebola Fears transcript Back transcript Uganda Closes Border with Congo Over Ebola Fears Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo over growing concerns about the possible spread of Ebola on Wednesday. Seven confirmed cases have been reported in the Ugandan capital. “The only…
new video loaded: Ebola Cases Rise Sharply as Medical Workers Scramble for Supplies transcript Back transcript Ebola Cases Rise Sharply as Medical Workers Scramble for Supplies Medical workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are experiencing a shortage of supplies as the number of suspected Ebola cases has passed 500, according to officials. “This is…
Nebraska U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts participated in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last week, where he discussed his work to combat what he described as the illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities of Communist China in the Indo-Pacific. Ricketts highlighted how Communist China’s maritime militia threatens undersea, critical infrastructure of regional allies. “Russian research…
1 were killed. Specifically, under MILLAN’s command, municipal officers, in a patrol car, stopped the CS and CS Relative-1, kidnapped them, and turned them over to Cartel sicarios, who tortured and then killed those and other victims. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1201(c) and 3238.) FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS 49. …
A year ago, after more than a decade in the United Kingdom and several years in the United States – including time working for the United Nations in New York City – I returned to Asia and arrived in Hong Kong expecting it to also be a leading hub for international relations. Hong Kong is…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun that “people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are Chinese” and that the future of cross-strait ties should be decided by “the Chinese people themselves”. Cheng, the chairperson of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), is visiting China on what she has described…
new video loaded: U.S. and Venezuela Agree to Restore Relations transcript Back transcript U.S. and Venezuela Agree to Restore Relations The State Department announced on Thursday that it was re-establishing diplomatic relations with Venezuela. It came as a U.S. delegation negotiated for access to Venezuela’s mining industry. “We have over two dozen American companies with…
new video loaded: Iran War Pulls New Countries Into Conflict transcript Back transcript Iran War Pulls New Countries Into Conflict The conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States expanded on Thursday after multiple Iranian attacks pushed leaders in Britain and Italy to accelerate their deployment of military assets to the region. “I can announce…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has stated that it is “surprising” to see leaders go ‘backwards in the civilisation process”. The French President’s remarks come as a response to US President Donald Trump leaking private texts between the two leaders. During his three-day visit to India, Macron sat down with Indian podcaster Raj Shamani on ‘Figuring…