Haiti: International community asked to act fast 'in name of victims' of gang violence

Haiti: Multinational mission and the “inexorable requirement to restore security conditions”

Media reports suggest that infrastructure for the mission is being put in place as supplies arrive by air into the capital, Port-au-Prince. Here’s what you need to know about what happens next: Why is an international security mission necessary? Haiti is wracked by violence that has escalated to unprecedented levels. In an address to the…

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At UN, Salva Kiir calls for support to help restore peace, ease humanitarian crisis in neighboring Sudan

At UN, Salva Kiir calls for support to help restore peace, ease humanitarian crisis in neighboring Sudan

“I am appealing to the international community to avail resources to help refugees and displaced persons who crossed into South Sudan,” Mr. Kiir told world leaders attending the UN General Assembly’s annual debate.  He added: “While the world is dealing with multiple crisis, we call for a provision of sustained support to these displaced persons…

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Tensions in the West Bank, Israel-Saudi Arabia relations more difficult to restore, US Secretary of State

Tensions in the West Bank, Israel-Saudi Arabia relations more difficult to restore, US Secretary of State

US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken says that the restoration of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia is not impossible, but will be more difficult due to the tension between Jewish settlers and Palestinian citizens in the West Bank. Speaking at a Council on Foreign Relations event in New York, Antony Blanken said the expansion…

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Turkey and Egypt agree to restore diplomatic relations that have been broken for 10 years

Turkey and Egypt agree to restore diplomatic relations that have been broken for 10 years

Turkey and Egypt have severed diplomatic relations since 2013; Photo: File Ankara: Turkey’s newly elected President Tayyip Erdogan agreed to restore diplomatic ties suspended for a decade in a telephone conversation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. According to the World News Agency, after Tayyip Erdogan was elected president for the second time in a…

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Iran's technical delegation will go to Saudi Arabia this week to restore the embassy

Iran’s technical delegation will go to Saudi Arabia this week to restore the embassy

Iran and Saudi Arabia have severed diplomatic relations since 2016; Photo: File Tehran: Iran has announced that a technical delegation will go to Saudi Arabia this week to review the steps to open an embassy there. According to the Iranian media, the spokesperson of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanani, announced this in…

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