Israel and Iran escalated threats of war as the U.S. central command chief visited the region on Thursday. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes intensify in the central Gaza Strip. Source Views: 0
Posts Tagged ‘tensions’
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 188: Tensions rise over potential Iranian response to Israeli attack on consulate in Damascus
Tensions and Criticism Begins to Rise About Biden’s Gas Export Ban
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released a scathing rebuke against President Biden this week, calling the big guy’s recent ban on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports an “outrageous attack on American energy.” “This is an outrageous attack on American energy in the latest example of the White House caving to radical extremists without giving […]
Isra University’s destruction and IDF casualties: New tensions in Gaza conflict
Mitchell Plitnick, president of Rethinking Foreign Policy said of the bombing of Isra University “by definition… it was not a legitimate military target.” Source Views: 0
Biden, Xi meet for the first time in over a year amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and China
Biden, Xi meet for the first time in over a year amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and China President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands for the first time in over a year on Wednesday, Nov. 16 and met for high-level talks amid dangerously escalating tensions between the United States and […]
Speaker race has no clear favorite as GOP tensions rise
The race for the Speakership is wide open as House Republicans head into a high-stakes stretch this week. The House GOP conference on Tuesday is set to hear from its two declared candidates for Speaker: Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) — neither of whom have emerged as a… […]
Biden stresses immediate need to reduce West Bank tensions in Netanyahu meet
US President Joe Biden urged rapid efforts to reduce violence and tensions in the Occupied West Bank as he met, Wednesday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Anadolu Agency reports. Biden “emphasized the need to take immediate measures to improve the security and economic situation, maintain the viability of a two-state solution and promote a […]
House GOP tensions in shutdown drama boil over
Tensions in the House GOP over how to avoid — or not avoid — a potential government shutdown are coming to a boil, with frustrations spilling over into public jabs and airing of grievances without a clear path forward to fund the government past Sept. 30. “It’s an unmitigated disaster right now on the majority… […]
Presence of foreigners causes tensions, Iran top general tells Baku
TEHRAN – General Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of joint staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, spoke over the phone with Azerbaijani Defense Minister General Hasanov Zakir Asgar oglu. Source Views: 0
France calls on Israel to end ‘all unilateral measures likely to fuel tensions’
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen on Wednesday that it is important for Israel to end "all unilateral measures likely to fuel tensions" with the Palestinians, according to a statement issued by the French Foreign Ministry. Colonna also "stressed the need to end the policy of settlement activity, which is illegal under […]
Nagorno-Karabakh: Yerevan-Baku talks in Brussels as tensions rise and Moscow tries to regain control
Talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh were held in Brussels on Saturday, as Russia proposed to organise a summit in Moscow to regain control of the peace process. Nagorno-Karabakh, a region with a majority Armenian population but internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, is at the heart of a territorial dispute between Baku and […]
Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on
The faultlines of old conflicts in the former Yugoslavia are the most active they have been in years A solemn peace march started on Saturday through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The annual 100-kilometre march retraces a route taken by thousands […]
Israel-Lebanon Tensions Rise Along The Border Over Violations Of Sovereignty
After months of tension along the Lebanese border with northern occupied Palestine, Israeli media began to report Tel Aviv’s frustration at the presence of tents that have been set up in the Shebaa Farms area by Hezbollah operatives. Despite thousands of territorial violations and the continued occupation of Lebanese lands, Israel is threatening Beirut with […]
What’s behind the new tensions in Kosovo?
Divisions between the Kosovan ethnic Serb minority and ethnic Albanians resurface bringing violent clashes with Nato forces. Is a full-fledged conflict a possibility? What led to this and what are the consequences? Monica Pinna went to Northern Kosovo to find out. Source Views: 0
China Urges German CEOs to Lead Risk Prevention Amid Trade Tensions
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday told German business leaders that companies should take the lead on managing risk after Germany published its national security strategy, which described China as a “systemic rival.” Li met with representatives of German companies—including Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz—in Berlin ahead of government consultations on Tuesday at the start of […]
Blinken Set For High-Stakes China Visit To Cool Down Escalating Tensions
Shortly before leaving for China, Blinken emphasized the importance of the U.S. and China establishing and maintaining better lines of communication. Source Views: 0
New tensions on the Korean Peninsula: who is to blame?
This spring on the Korean Peninsula has been hot so far. The United Nations Security Council held a meeting on the North Korean issue at the end of March, at the request of the United States and its allies. The reason was another missile launch carried out by Pyongyang on March 16. The US condemned […]
Blinken, Lavrov Meet Briefly As U.S.-Russia Tensions Soar
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have spoken briefly at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations. Source Views: 0
Serbia-Kosovo tensions simmer despite leaders’ tacit approval of EU plan
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that “more work is needed” and that the two countries’ leaders would meet again next month. Source Views: 0
Tensions Rise In Nigeria As Opposition Demands New Vote
The three main opposition parties said the election was an insult to democracy and called for the country’s election chief to resign. Source Views: 0