Iran December 1, 2020 What he knew: Why Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was marked for death Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, 59, was dubbed everything from Iran's “shadow man” and the “father” of its forthcoming bomb to Tehran’s weapons guru and the “pervasive thread” to the beleaguered nation’s nuclear aspirations.
World December 1, 2020 Iranian parliament advances bill to stop UN inspections of nuclear facilities Iran’s parliament Tuesday advanced a bill that would end U.N. inspections of its nuclear facilities and require the government to boost its uranium enrichment if European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal do not provide relief from oil and banking sanctions.
World November 26, 2020 Ethiopian army ordered to march on Tigray capital: prime minister Ethiopia's prime minister said Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders to surrender, and he warned the city's half-million residents to stay indoors and disarm.
Nikki Haley November 25, 2020 Nikki Haley calls on Trump administration to release report on how many Palestinian refugees receive UN aid Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to release a classified report about how many Palestinian refugees receive aid from the U.N.’s Palestinian refugee agency -- an agency from which the U.S. withdrew funding in 2018 and that President-elect Joe Biden may restore.
World November 25, 2020 Ethiopia's prime minister urges world leaders to avoid ‘interference’ in Tigray conflict Ethiopia’s prime minister is rejecting growing international consensus for dialogue and a halt to deadly fighting in the Tigray region as “unwelcome,” saying his country will handle the conflict on its own as a 72-hour surrender ultimatum runs out on Wednesday.
World November 24, 2020 Biden's national security adviser pick Jake Sullivan touted Hillary Clinton's Libya debacle President-elect Joe Biden on Monday tapped Jacob Sullivan to be America's next national security adviser, but it remains to be seen if the former top Hillary Clinton adviser, who championed the ill-fated unraveling of Libya almost a decade ago, will take heed of those lessons learned.
Coronavirus November 19, 2020 UNICEF: 'No consistent association’ between school openings and COVID-19 infection rates The United Nations agency responsible for aiding children is warning that the costs of coronavirus-related school closures outweight the benefits, and that the pandemic poses substantial threats to children and their countries' long-term well-being.
THE CLINTONS November 14, 2020 Susan Rice: Rumors of Hillary Clinton as UN ambassador an 'insult' to former secretary of state Former national security adviser Susan Rice said Thursday that reporting President-elect Joe Biden is considering Hillary Clinton for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations would be "an insult" to the former secretary of state.
UNITED NATIONS November 12, 2020 At UN, Craft tears into Iran for 'fanning the flames' of violence, instability in Middle East U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft on Wednesday tore into Iran’s regime, accusing its ministers of hypocrisy in its condemnations of the U.S., and of “fanning the flames” of violence and instability in the Middle East.
POLITICS November 9, 2020 Ex-Israeli UN Ambassador Danon on what a Biden presidency means for Middle East peace Israel's former ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon provided insight on Monday into what a Biden presidency could mean for Middle East peace.