Porn Star Stormy Daniels Sues Donald Trump Calling ‘Hush’ Deal Invalid
The porn star Stormy Daniels filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, charging that Trump and his lawyer tried to “shut her up” and “intimidate” her. Daniels says that she should be allowed to talk to the media about her relationship with Trump. She says that she and Trump had a relationship […]
North Korea Ready For Peace Talks With The US
North Korea may be ready to abandon its nuclear weapons and hold peace talks with the United States. A delegation of South Korean officials had dinner with Kim Jung-Un in Pyongyang on Monday. Kim, the reclusive “supreme leader” of North Korea, rarely meets with other government officials. This was the first time South Korean officials […]
UN Security Council Vote To Halt Syria Bloodshed For 30 Days
The UN Security Council today approved a resolution calling for a 30-day cease-fire across Syria so that aid workers can get food and medical attention to people in critical need in war-torn areas. The Security Council was deadlocked for most of the week, unable to agree on the details of the ceasefire deal. Today’s vote, […]
Haley And Abbas Differs On Mideast Peace Talks
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is calling for an “international peace conference” to discuss the Middle East, in what appears to be a roundabout snub of the Trump administration. Abbas spoke to the United Nations Security Council this morning, during a visit to UN Headquarters in New York. He railed against the Trump administration’s “unlawful […]
UN António Guterres Warns Trump Admin About Slashing Aid To Palestinians
The United Nations Secretary-General has warned that the Trump administration’s threat to slash funds to a UN agency to aid Palestinians will cause “a very very serious problem” and may jeopardize stability in the Middle East. Antonio Guterres told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York that he was “very concerned” about the United States […]
UN: U.S Denounce Iran’s Crackdown On Protesters
The US ambassador to the United Nations sharply denounced the Iranian government’s crackdown on protesters, as the Security Council met in an emergency session to discuss human rights in Iran. But others on the Security Council were quick to dismiss the US concerns as hypocritical, casting doubts on the Americans’ motivations. “Let there be no […]
North And South Korea Plan Olympic Delegation Talks
Members of the North and South Korean governments are set to hold talks next week – in the first formal talks between the two countries for over two years. South Korea’s Unification Minister, Cho Myoung-gyon, said today that his government would like to meet with the North Koreans on January 9th. He said the talks […]
Egypt: Nine Killed In Coptic Christians Attack Near Cairo
At least nine people were killed near the Egyptian capital of Cairo today, in a series of attacks on the country’s Coptic Christian minority. Egyptian police say they saw two suspicious men standing outside of the Church of the Martyr Martina in the town of Helwan on Friday morning. When the police approached, the men […]
Hunduras: Protest Broke Out Against Juan Hernandez Re-Election Win
Opposition protesters in Honduras blocked roads and set fire to buildings and vehicles on Monday, in a show of rage against the outcome of the country’s presidential election. On Sunday morning, Honduras’s electoral commission declared that President Juan Orlando Hernandez had officially won re-election. But international observers – including the European Union and the Organization […]
Tillerson Walks Back Precondition Offer To N.Korea At UN Security Council
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson changed course on North Korea today, walking back an offer to meet representatives of the reclusive state with no preconditions. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council on Friday, Rex Tillerson warned that “North Korea must earn its way back to the table” before the US was willing […]