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Erdoğan says UN, Security Council structure unjust, does not serve needs of humanity

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Erdoğan says UN, Security Council structure unjust, does not serve needs of humanity

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Sept. 25. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Sept. 25. The structure of the United Nations needs reform as […]

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Korean War may be declared over this year

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Korean War may be declared over this year

The Korean War could be declared over this year, as a consensus appears to have been reached between South and North Korea, and the United States. In an interview with Fox News, President Moon Jae-in, who is on a five-day visit to the U.S., said he had “ample discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump on […]

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Remarks by President Trump to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly | New York, NY

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Remarks by President Trump to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly | New York, NY

  President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly THE PRESIDENT: Madam President, Mr. Secretary-General, world leaders, ambassadors, and distinguished delegates: One year ago, I stood before you for the first time in this grand hall. I addressed the threats facing our world, and I presented a vision to achieve […]

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Top US official John Bolton to Iran: ‘There will be hell to pay’ US National Security Adviser says Iran will face consequences if it crosses his country and allies amid war of words.

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Top US official John Bolton to Iran: ‘There will be hell to pay’ US National Security Adviser says Iran will face consequences if it crosses his country and allies amid war of words.

The warning from Bolton came after the US president and his Iranian counterpart clashed at the United Nations General Assembly [Darren Ornitz/Reuters] The US National Security Adviser has launched a scathing attack on Iran saying there will “be hell to pay” if Tehran tried to harm the US and its allies. The warning from John Bolton came […]

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Trump arrives at U.N. struggling to sell his foreign policy record The president once expected that his brash and disruptive style of foreign policy, while horrifying to Washington elites, would be political asset with American voters.

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Trump arrives at U.N. struggling to sell his foreign policy record The president once expected that his brash and disruptive style of foreign policy, while horrifying to Washington elites, would be political asset with American voters.

As President Donald Trump prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly, his foreign policy record is not working in his favor ahead of November’s midterm elections. | Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump once expected that his brash and disruptive style of foreign policy, while horrifying to Washington elites, would be political asset with […]

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Erdoğan meets with Japan’s Abe, Iran’s Rouhani in New York

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Erdoğan meets with Japan’s Abe, Iran’s Rouhani in New York

AA Photo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Monday with the leaders of Japan and Iran in New York. The closed-door meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani came a day before Erdoğan’s address to the U.N. General Assembly’s 73rd session. The theme of this year’s general assembly is Making […]

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Swedish PM Stefan Lofven loses confidence vote in parliament

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Swedish PM Stefan Lofven loses confidence vote in parliament

© Henrik Montgomery, TT News Agency, AFP | Swedish Prime Minister and Social Democratic Party leader Stefan Lofven in Stockholm, September 12, 2018 Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a mandatory confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday meaning he will step down, but with neither major political bloc holding a majority it remained unclear who […]

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EU and Iran agree on new payment system to skirt US sanctions Five world powers and Iran agree to set up legal entity to circumvent US sanctions after Trump pullout from 2015 deal.

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EU and Iran agree on new payment system to skirt US sanctions Five world powers and Iran agree to set up legal entity to circumvent US sanctions after Trump pullout from 2015 deal.

In a major snub to the United States, the European Union has decided to set up a new mechanism to enable legal trade with Iran without encountering US sanctions. The EU will create new payment channels to preserve oil and other business deals with Iran, Federica Mogherini, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said late on Monday, in a bid to evade […]

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UK: Labour Party to vote on keeping second Brexit referendum

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UK: Labour Party to vote on keeping second Brexit referendum

Britain’s opposition Labour Party will vote this week to keep a second Brexit referendum on the table if Prime Minister Theresa May fails to pass her plan to leave the European Union through parliament, media reported. Earlier, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would back a second Brexit referendum if his Labour Party voted to […]

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Italy government adopts hardline anti-migrant decree

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Italy government adopts hardline anti-migrant decree

Matteo Salvini addresses a press conference alongside Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban on August 28, 2018. Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP Italy’s cabinet adopted a hardline security decree Monday which will make it easier to expel migrants and strip them of Italian citizenship. The new bill is “a step forward to make Italy safer,” Interior Minister Matteo Salvini […]

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