In a November campaign stop in Keene, New Hampshire, last year, Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor and U.S. presidential candidate, told voters that it was time to stop spending American taxpayer money on the United Nations. It also provided an opportunity to take a catchy liberal political slogan — “defund
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Iran rejects US claims on targeting tanker off India
Iran's foreign ministry rejected Monday as "worthless" Washington's claims that a drone attack targeting a tanker off the coast of India was "fired from Iran". Saturday's targeting of a Japanese-owned chemical tanker came amid a flurry of drone and missile attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels in the Red Sea in
Mexico promises US more action on tackling migration
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that his government would step up efforts to contain irregular migration flows, ahead of a high-level US visit next week. The pledge came a day after Lopez Obrador spoke with US President Joe Biden by telephone about the hot-button issue. Lopez Obrador said the
US to avoid vetoing a UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza
The United States, key allies and Arab nations engaged in high-level diplomacy in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza ahead of a long-delayed vote now scheduled for Thursday morning. The U.S. has been struggling to change the text’s references to
UN staffers face threat of being forced out of the US at retirement
Going back to the 1970s, thousands of UN staffers were given legal status opting for permanent residency in the US– after their retirement. But that longstanding privilege now seems to be in jeopardy forcing retirees to return to their home countries uprooting their lives in the US. The United States Immigration and
The US, UN and the genocide in the Gaza Strip
The political significance of US-Israeli differences is easily exaggerated. It is certainly true that tensions in the relationship exist. Israel is currently committing genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The US would like Israel to reduce – not cease, but reduce – its slaughter Palestinian civilians, Israel has stated its
Ukraine gets EU membership boost, but no new European aid, after setback in US
The European Union failed to agree Thursday on a 50 billion-euro ($54 billion) package in financial aid that Ukraine desperately needs to stay afloat, even as the bloc decided to open accession negotiations with the war-torn country. The aid was vetoed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, delivering another tough blow
