International relations
US Urges China To Take ‘action’ Against North Korea
The United States will "put pressure" on China to take action against North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the US...
UN Renews Smaller DRC Peacekeeping Force
The United Nations Security Council has renewed the mandate of the peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of...
Shippers’ Council Holds Forum On Carriage of Goods
The Western Regional office of the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) in Takoradi has held a forum in the metropolis on...
UN Votes To Scale Down Mission
The UN Security Council has voted to cut the size of Monusco, its largest and most expensive peacekeeping mission,...
Canada Extends Mission Against IS Group Three Months
The "scope and mission of Canada's military contribution will remain the same over the next three months," namely...
Germany Rejects US Pressure For Nato Spending Rise
Calls by the Trump administration for Germany and other Nato partners to increase spending on defence have been...
US Boost Sanctions Pressure On NKorea Over Nuclear Program
The US Treasury hit 11 North Korean business representatives and an industrial firm with sanctions Friday, seeking to...
EU Hands Spain Power Over Gibraltar’s Future
The EU has effectively handed Spain a veto over the future of Gibraltar in its Brexit negotiating guidelines. The...
Sudan Rejects New US Travel Warning For Americans
Sudan on Friday rejected a new US travel advisory warning Americans against visiting the country, particularly three...
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Demands NATO Allies Pay Up
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced Russia's...
Israel-Lebanon Maritime Dispute Explained
Earlier this month, the new Lebanese government, led by President Michel Aoun, published a tender to explore untapped...
Rex Tillerson To Push NATO Allies To Pay Up
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson headed to Brussels on Friday to push President Donald Trump's demand for NATO...
Asian Traders Tread Carefully As Quarter Draws To A Close
Asian investors moved cautiously Friday following a Wall Street rally inspired by better-than-expected US economic...
UN To Cut Back DR Congo Peacekeeping Force
The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday to cut the number of troops and police in its peacekeeping mission...
Trump Travel Ban: Hawaii Judge Places Indefinite Hold
A US federal judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended the suspension of President Trump’s new travel ban. Judge...
Hawaii Judge Places Indefinite Hold
A US federal judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended the suspension of President Trump’s new travel ban. Judge...
Hawaii Judge Extends Order Blocking Trump Travel Ban
The US federal judge in Hawaii who halted President Donald Trump's revised travel ban has extended his order blocking...
Nicaragua Restores Ties With Israel
A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest in front of the US embassy in Managua to demand an end to the Israeli...
China Coal Imports From North Korea Surge In February
The value of China's coal imports from North Korea surged nearly 40 percent in February, official data shows -- the...