Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said that U.S. President Donald Trump is “aiming to strangle Cuba’s economy” following Trump’s signing of an executive order imposing tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba. In a post on social media, President Díaz-Canel reacted strongly to Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba. Claiming...
A U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft has reportedly been spotted over the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman near Iran’s borders. Flight tracking platform Flightradar24 reported that a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft took off from a base in Bahrain. It was noted that the aircraft conducted surveillance flights over the Persian Gulf...
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned what it described as hostile actions by the United States against Cuba, stating that unilateral sanctions and pressure on the Cuban people are absolutely unacceptable. In a written statement, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reacted to U.S. policy toward Cuba. “Unilateral sanctions imposed against sovereign and independent...
If French President Emmanuel Macron is seriously interested in contacting Russian President Vladimir Putin, then this interest should be conveyed through professional channels, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik. Earlier in January, Macron said that a conversation with Putin could take place in the coming weeks. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that...
Resit Kemal As / Editor-in-Chief, World of Global In international politics, there is no such thing as a vacuum; when one actor retreats, another inevitably steps in. The erosion of trust among U.S. allies during the Trump era, the questioning of NATO’s internal cohesion, and the “America First” reflex produced a serious decline in...
The U.S. federal government has partially shut down after the House of Representatives failed to vote on a budget package, despite its approval by the Senate. As the temporary funding measure that provided financing for most federal agencies expired at midnight local time on January 30, the legislative process for the budget package approved by...
Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodriguez said that a draft general amnesty law covering individuals detained in the country since 1999 will be submitted to parliament. Rodriguez stated that the Venezuelan government will present a general amnesty bill to the legislative body covering the period from 1999 to the present. Speaking at an event attended by...
Turkish and Iranian Foreign Ministers met in Istanbul amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions, with Ankara firmly opposing any military action against Iran and urging dialogue to prevent further regional instability. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Istanbul as tensions across the Middle East continue to rise. The two ministers...
New Zealand has rejected an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to join a Gaza-focused “Peace Council,” citing serious uncertainty over the initiative’s purpose and its relationship with the United Nations. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed that his country will not participate in the Peace Council established by President Trump in its current...
In the UK, where around 52 percent of voters opted to leave the European Union (EU) in the 2016 referendum, surveys now show that support for Brexit has fallen to as low as 29 percent. Initially voiced by marginal groups in the 1990s, the idea of leaving the EU (Brexit) began to gain mainstream political...