United States
No ‘specific’ terror threat to Paris Olympics: minister
PARIS (TIP) : France’s sports minister said Wednesday that there was no “specific” terror threat to the Paris Olympics and that organisers were planning to go ahead with the opening ceremony on the river Seine. […]
Uganda court to rule on harsh anti-gay law
KAMPALA (TIP): Uganda’s Constitutional Court is due to rule April 3 on a petition seeking to annul an anti-gay law that has been roundly condemned as one of the toughest in the world. The legislation […]
Senior U.K. jurists join calls to stop arms sales to Israel
LONDON (TIP): More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after […]
U.S. support to Israel depends on protecting Gaza civilians; President Biden tells Netanyahu
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 4 that U.S. policy on Israel depends on the protection of civilians in Gaza, in his strongest hint yet of possible conditions […]
US State Department approves sale of 31 armed drones to India
WASHINGTON, D.C. / NEW DELHI (TIP): The US State Department has approved the sale of 31 MQ-9B armed drones to India. These are to be made by General Atomics and are in use across several […]
An expanding Gaza war, with no endgame in sight
As the Gaza conflict reverberates across the region, West Asia could sleepwalk into Armageddon “Targeted killings serve no useful purpose: while the deceased leaders are quickly replaced, the assassinations increase mutual hostility and escalate tensions. […]
LOOKING AHEAD 2024: 2024 is a Record year for Elections
2024 will be a record-breaking year for elections. Around the world, more than 2 billion voters in 50 countries will head to the polls, according The Center for American Progress, a US policy institute, . […]
Former Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, three veteran diplomats honored with 2023 Diwali ‘Power of One’ Awards at UN
“The ideals of Diwali are the ideals of UN Charter” : Chair of Diwali Foundation USA Ranju Batra UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and three veteran diplomats were honored with the […]
