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Trump told a Florida rally that US ships returning from Iran could stop 50 yards off Cuba; Havana rejected the threat ahead of the UN embargo vote. The post Trump Floats Ships Off Cuba, Havana Rejects appeared first on The Rio Times.
El Salvador deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti on Thursday to help rescue four missing soldiers from the Central American country who recently came under attack by gangs, two officials told Associated Press. The special forces arrived a day after Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele announced a military operation to rescue the four aviation technicians, issuing an ultimatum directly to Haitian gang leaders in Creole. “We have a single objective: to bring our four compatriots back home...
Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Federico Donelli, Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Trieste in Italy. Can another three days of military strikes achieve what eight months of confrontation have failed to deliver? Donelli challenges the assumption that a short, intensive offensive would necessarily produce a decisive political outcome. He argues, "the real question is whether military pressure is intended to constrain Iran's capacity, or to pressure Iran to sit on the table." And whether they can translate that capacity into a sustainable political outcome without provoking a wider regional crisis. Regardless, Donelli reminds us that "Iran still has leverage over the US."
US State Department says Iran-aligned Houthis have 'increasingly engaged in hostilities' against Saudi Arabia.
The European states say their support for Riyadh is 'defensive', but analysts warn Houthi reaction may complicate that.
Stephen Roach argues Xi Jinping’s willingness to engage in a series of meetings with Donald Trump may reflect concern about China’s economy and a desire to buy time. Roach suggests Xi may not share the personal camaraderie Trump portrays and says Chinese officials are likely realistic about how much progress is possible with an unpredictable counterpart. (Source: Bloomberg)
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and ECOWAS held their first formal talks in Dakar and agreed joint working groups to prepare a framework agreement. The post ECOWAS AES Talks Open in Dakar on 17 October appeared first on The Rio Times.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is ‘presenting a distorted and selective picture of India’, the Ministry of External Affairs says
The Opposition party’s dig at the government follows remarks by U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during an interactive session at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum
Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed President Zelensky to Downing Street on Wednesday, as Ukraine's leader looks to shore up his European allies five years into Russia's war on Ukraine.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the incidents at RAF Fairford and RAF Molesworth were likely coordinated by Iran.
The US president told a rally he had "never heard of" the winner, former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay.
The Kremlin says the US president welcomes Russia's involvement in efforts aimed at reaching a settlement over Iran.
Government reminds Trump administration that Indian professionals are “skilled contributors” to U.S. economy after U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance calls foreign workers “indentured servants”
O governo do presidente dos Estados Unidos (EUA), Donald Trump, impôs sanções ao Tribunal Penal Internacional (TPI) nesta sexta-feira (9), poucas horas depois que uma de suas ex-juízas ganhou o Prêmio Nobel da Paz,. A decisão coloca Washington em rota de colisão diplomática com os aliados europeus. A vice-promotora do TPI Nazhat Shameem Khan condenou as sanções e afirmou que elas não impedirão o trabalho do tribunal. Notícias relacionadas:Nobel da Paz é concedido à jurista sul-africana Navi Pillay.Poeta e escritora canadense Anne Carson ganha o Nobel de Literatura.Nobel de Química vai para descoberta de imagem espelhada de moléculas.O governo Trump, há muito tempo, mantém postura hostil em relação ao tribunal e já havia imposto sanções a seus promotores e juízes. A medida tomada hoje vai muito além, pois poderia punir empresas que prestam serviços ao próprio tribunal. “O presidente Trump nunca permitirá que o Tribunal Penal Internacional julgue norte-americanos”, afirmou o secretário de Estado, Marco Rubio, em comunicado visto pela Reuters antes do anúncio oficial. “É por isso que, hoje, os EUA estão impondo sanções ao TPI Proibiremos transações com esse tribunal desonesto, cortando seus recursos e paralisando a capacidade de operar.” A vice-promotora disse à Reuters que as sanções "precisam ser condenadas". "As sanções visam minar o Estado de Direito em nível internacional e o trabalho que uma instituição judiciária independente está realizando", afirmou Khan. "Nosso trabalho continuará em todas as situações, investigações e ações judiciais." Washington, há muito tempo, mostra indignação com os mandados de prisão emitidos pelo TPI contra autoridades israelenses, incluindo o primeiro-ministro Benjamin Netanyahu, e com uma investigação anterior sobre ações de soldados norte-americanos no Afeganistão, que o tribunal já encerrou. Fundado em 2002 para julgar crimes de guerra, crimes contra a humanidade e genocídio, o TPI conta com 125 Estados-membros, incluindo todos os países da União Europeia e todos os membros da Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte (Otan), com exceção dos Estados Unidos e da Turquia. No passado, o tribunal recebeu forte apoio público dos países-membros, incluindo os principais aliados dos EUA. A instituição está sediado na Holanda, membro da União Europeia e da Otan. Navi Pillay, jurista sul-africana que ganhou o Prêmio Nobel da Paz 2026 por seu trabalho na justiça criminal internacional, atuou como juíza na Câmara de Apelações do TPI de 2003 a 2008. Em sua justificativa, o comitê do prêmio afirmou que buscou “fazer um lembrete” em um momento em que “juízes e instituições do direito internacional estão sob ataque político”. “Um sistema jurídico internacional no qual criminosos de guerra sejam responsabilizados e as vítimas de abusos vejam a justiça ser feita é uma condição prévia para um mundo pacífico”, acrescentou o comitê. Rubio disse que as sanções foram estruturadas para dar ao tribunal e aos seus Estados-membros a oportunidade de abordar as preocupações dos EUA. Ele não forneceu mais detalhes, mas uma autoridade de alto escalão do Departamento de Estado disse que o Tesouro norte-americano emitiria um conjunto de licenças “para proteger seus interesses”, uma aparente referência a isenções temporárias de algumas sanções. As sanções dos EUA normalmente impedem todas as empresas sediadas no país de realizar qualquer trabalho com uma organização sancionada, forçando bancos a encerrar contas, seguradoras a encerrar coberturas e empresas de software a interromper a cooperação. O governo Trump já havia imposto sanções direcionadas a funcionários do tribunal durante seu primeiro mandato, as quais foram revogadas pelo presidente norte-americano Joe Biden. Washington anunciou novas sanções poucos dias após Trump retornar ao cargo, em janeiro de 2025. Funcionários do tribunal vêm se preparando há meses para a possibilidade de sanções contra a própria instituição, substituindo os softwares da Microsoft nos computadores do escritório por equivalentes de código aberto e tomando novas providências em relação a serviços bancários e de seguro saúde. Navi Pillay A ganhadora do Prêmio Nobel da Paz, Navi Pillay, ex-juíza do TPI, alertou, nesta sexta-feira (9), que os crescentes ataques políticos ao direito internacional correm o risco de fazer o mundo voltar a um sistema em que “o poder, e não a lei, determina cujo sofrimento importa”. “Este prêmio reforça minha convicção de que devemos nos unir em defesa do Estado de Direito, de tribunais independentes e de uma ordem jurídica internacional baseada em princípios”, afirmou Pillay em comunicado divulgado em Nuremberg, na Alemanha, após receber a notícia de que havia ganhado o prêmio. * (Reportagem adicional de Stephanie van den Berg) *É proibida a reprodução deste conteúdo.
Two summits in five months between US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping have produced shared language but not an open Strait of Hormuz. After the May meeting in Beijing, there was little sign the two sides agreed on how to end the war. Xi’s visit to Washington yielded no breakthrough on Iran, though Xi backed a return to the interim US-Iran agreement. Last week, Trump rejected a truce proposal from Iran and said he was considering resuming US bombing of Iran after the midterm...
New Delhi, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)--A corridor named after the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been completed at an international convention center built with Japanese grant aid in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Attending a ceremony held Wednesday to mark the completion, Abe's widow, Akie, said, in a trembling voice, that if her...
The Minister arrived in Cote d'Ivoire from Ghana on the second leg of his three-nation tour of African countries, which also includes Ethiopia
Former British consul Vincent Fean says Israel is acting unlawfully by demanding the UK close its consulate.
The Philippine Coast Guard will receive three longer-range aircraft from the US, two of them modified for improved surveillance, giving Manila greater reach and endurance to monitor Chinese coastguard, naval and research vessels across the South China Sea. Under a US$39.6 million contract awarded by the United States Navy on September 28, the three second-hand, extended-range King Air 350-series aircraft will be fitted with extended-range fuel systems, upgraded Garmin avionics and high-frequency...
Trilateral talks could happen this month in UAE or another US-proposed venue, says the president.
Donald Trump asked President Xi Jinping whether Beijing wanted to buy American weapons, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday, prompting the State Department to quickly rule out any such deal with Washington’s principal strategic competitor. “He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point,” the ambassador David Perdue said on Fox News after Xi’s state visit to the White House last week. He did not say when Trump raised the question, what prompted it, or how the...
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri raised the new law with the delegation, most of whom voted in favour of sanctions targeting India for importing Russian crude oil
US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
The new US-Denmark-Greenland security agreement could narrow China’s room to engage in the Arctic – particularly in resource-rich Greenland – and potentially push Beijing closer to Russia, Chinese experts on the matter said. According to observers, the deal – signed on Tuesday – could have the broader effect of accelerating the securitisation of the Arctic and making Western Arctic states more cautious about cooperation with China. But it would be unlikely to significantly disrupt China’s...
Al Jazeera’s Emma Withrow asked Al Anoud Al Thani what diplomacy can achieve.
Some analysts say extending the truce is pure optics - others say it's a useful step towards a more durable deal.
US Secretary of State Rubio said the summit would be an 'opportunity' for Putin to engage with other world leaders.
New York, New York – On Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump took the podium at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City and in a 38-minute speech – which included threatening to annihilate Iran, outlining a security agreement with Greenland and Denmark, and a proposal to rename artificial intelligence (AI) to “super […] The post UN General Assembly: Trump’s vision for the Americas appeared first on Latin America Reports.