Nuclear Ban ‘not Realistic’
A worldwide nuclear ban is simply not "realistic", the US ambassador to the UN has said, as nearly 40 countries stayed away from talks on the subject. The US, Britain and France were among the...
Tag: International relations
Sam George Wants Poor Residents In Rural Accra To Benefit From LEAP Cash
Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram says the extent of poverty and depravity in rural Greater Accra is heart wrenching and the government must do something about it. Sam George is therefore...
NATO Confirms Rex Tillerson Meeting Friday
NATO said it has rescheduled a key meeting of foreign ministers for Friday after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was unable to make the original date next week. "Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers...
UN To Kick Off Talks On Global Nuclear Weapons Ban
More than 100 countries are set to launch the first UN talks on a global nuclear weapons ban on Monday over objections from the major nuclear powers. Some 123 UN members announced in October that...
Iran To Appeal Seizure of 9/11 Compensation Money
Iran's central bank said Sunday it will appeal Luxembourg's decision to freeze $1.6 billion of its assets, which the US is claiming as compensation for victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The...
Iran To Sanction 15 US Companies For Israel Ties
Iran will impose sanctions on 15 US companies for their support for Israel and its "terrorist actions", state news agency IRNA said Sunday. The decision, which is largely symbolic because the firms...
US Air Strike In Afghanistan Killed Senior Qaeda Leader
A senior Al-Qaeda commander linked to major attacks in Pakistan including the bombing of a luxury hotel and an assault on a cricket team has been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan, Washington...
Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed In Drone Strike, US Military Reveals
A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has been linked to numerous attacks in his native Pakistan, the United States...
US Air Strike In Afghanistan Killed Senior Qaeda Leader
A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al-Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has been linked to numerous attacks in his native Pakistan, the US military...
Shipping Community Schooled On Rotterdam Rules
Members of the shipping community and freight forwarders were on Thursday given orientation on the the Rotterdam Rules which seeks to promote equal opportunities for ship and cargo owners in the...
Tillerson To Meet Allies As NATO Races To Save Talks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with NATO members next week in Brussels, officials said Friday, as alliance diplomats struggled to reschedule a key meeting. The transatlantic alliance's...
ICC Orders Congo Warlord Germain Katanga To Pay Victims
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has for the first time ordered a war criminal to pay reparations to victims of his atrocities. Germain Katanga, an ex-militia leader in the Democratic Republic...
Israel, US Conclude Talks Without Settlement Agreement
Israel and the United States concluded talks in Washington on advancing peace with the Palestinians, without agreeing on one of the thorniest issues -- Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian...
GSA Deepens Understanding of New Trade Rules
A day’s forum to deepen understanding of the United Nations Convention on contract for the international carriage of goods by sea, commonly referred to as “Rotterdam Rules” has been held in...
UN Security Council Condemns Latest N.Korea Missile Tests
The UN Security Council on Thursday "strongly condemned" recent North Korean missile and ballistic missile engine tests, denouncing Pyongyang's "increasingly destabilizing behavior." The condemnation...
Blame the Rich In Society For Increased Social Vices – Philanthropist
A philanthropist, Mr. Victor Gadri, has attributed the increasing social vices among the youth to the failure of the rich in the country to help bridge the gap between them and the poor. He expressed...
Russia ‘perhaps’ Supplying Taliban
Russia is "perhaps" supplying the Taliban as they fight US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, a top US general said Thursday. General Curtis Scaparrotti, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander who also heads...
Ukraine Bars Russian Singer Samoilova From Contest
Ukraine has barred Russia's Eurovision contestant because she performed in Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014. Julia Samoilova was banned from entering Ukraine for three years because of her "illegal"...
Transatlantic Bond ‘getting Stronger’
The transatlantic bond is "getting stronger," Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told NATO's Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, the same day the US secretary of state said he will skip a key alliance meeting. "We...
North Korea Nuclear Programme In ‘new Phase’
North Korea's uranium enrichment facility has doubled in size over the last few years, the UN's atomic watchdog chief has warned, as global tensions grow over Pyongyang's burgeoning nuclear weapons...