Iran September 16, 2020 US officials plan to move forward with enforcing UN sanctions on Iran State Department officials said Wednesday that it will push forward with U.S. sanctions against Iran, and will impose sanctions on anyone who violates the United Nations arms embargo, despite its expiration next month under the 2015 nuclear deal.
World September 16, 2020 Top WHO scientist: Pre-coronavirus life won't return till 2022 The most realistic timeline places a COVID-19 vaccine rollout during mid-2021, and face masks and social distancing will remain necessary for a while afterward.
Celebrity News September 14, 2020 Angelina Jolie gives generous donation to boys’ lemonade stand raising money for Yemen Angelina Jolie made a donation to two boys who set up a lemonade stand fundraiser for Yemen.
China September 9, 2020 More than 300 groups urge UN to probe China human rights violations A global coalition of more than 300 organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, are calling on the United Nations Wednesday to create a watchdog to investigate human rights violations carried out by the Chinese government.
Movies September 8, 2020 Disney's 'Mulan' catches backlash for filming in China's Xinjiang Province amid human rights issues Disney’s live-action remake of “Mulan” is being heavily criticized for filming scenes in China’s controversial Xinjiang Province, where Beijing is accused of human rights abuses against Uighur Muslim people.
ISIS September 3, 2020 ISIS launched more than 100 attacks in Iraq in August, a sharp uptick from previous month The remnants of ISIS in Iraq claimed 100 attacks across the embattled country over the past month alone, according to an assessment by the Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC) released on Thursday – marking a 25% uptick from July.
UNITED NATIONS September 2, 2020 US sanctions International Criminal Court prosecutor over probe into American forces in Afghanistan Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced newly imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Wednesday, in response to her investigations into potential American war crimes conducted in Afghanistan.
DEFENSE September 2, 2020 World’s nuclear capabilities are decreasing in overall numbers but growing deadlier Tensions over potential nuclear warfare – and ever-alarming concerns that more countries are endeavoring to join the niche arms arena – are once again on the rise.
Iran September 1, 2020 Countries part of Iran nuclear deal claim US cannot force sanctions on Iran Signatories of the Iranian nuclear deal argued Tuesday the U.S. could not unilaterally enforce sanctions on Iran for allegedly breaking the terms of the 2015 agreement, because the U.S. broke from the deal in May 2018.
UNITED NATIONS September 1, 2020 US vetoes UN resolution on terrorists over failure to include call for repatriation The U.S. on Monday pushed back against a majority on the U.N. Security Council as it vetoed a resolution on how to handle foreign terrorists who had fought for Islamic terror groups in Syria and Iraq.