French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said that his country would support a military intervention in Niger to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted in a July 26 coup. "We support the diplomatic action, and when it decides to do so militarily, of...
Iran Summons Swiss Diplomat Over Iranian Oil Stolen by US
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Tehran summoned a Swiss diplomat over the discharging of a tanker carrying Iranian oil that was seized by the United States. Kanaani said Iran summoned the chargé d’affaires at the Swiss embassy to...
Poland and Baltic States Demand Belarus Expel Wagner Fighters
NATO members Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are demanding Belarus expel Wagner fighters who went to the country after Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived mutiny in June. "We have asked the regime [of Belarusian President Alexander] Lukashenko to immediately expel...
US Knew Saudis Were Slaughtering African Migrants at Border But Kept Quiet
The Biden administration has been aware since last year that Saudi border guards were slaughtering African migrants on Saudi Arabia's border with Yemen but kept quiet about the killings, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Sources told the Times that American...
Israeli Airstrikes Put Syria’s Aleppo Airport Out of Service
Israeli airstrikes on Syria targeted the Aleppo airport early Monday morning, knocking it out of service, Syria's SANA news agency reported. "At about 4:30 a.m. on Monday, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial act of aggression from the direction of the...
Zelensky Says Ukraine Elections Could Happen If They’re Funded by the West
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukrainian elections could happen in wartime if Kyiv receives funding from its Western backers and Ukraine's legislators are willing to hold a vote. Zelensky previously said elections can't happen because they're...
Philippines, Australia Practice Retaking Island in South China Sea
Australian and Philippine troops backed by a group of US Marines simulated retaking an island in the South China Sea amid heightened tensions in the region between Manila and Beijing. According to AFP, the drills took place at a naval base about 150 miles east of...
Senior US Officials Expect to Back Ukraine Against Russia Into Next Year and Beyond
Most senior US officials want to keep supporting the proxy war against Russia and are not looking for diplomatic off-ramps despite Ukraine's faltering counteroffensive, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reported on Sunday. Ignatius writes: "I heard this same...
Niger Places Military on ‘Maximum Alert’ Over Fears of ECOWAS Invasion
Niger has placed its military on "maximum alert" over fears that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will invade to reinstate Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted in a July 26 coup. An internal document issued by the Niger junta's...
US Navy Commander Says China Must Be ‘Challenged’ in the South China Sea
The commander of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet said Sunday that the US must "challenge" China's "aggressive behavior" in the South China Sea, an area that has become a potential flashpoint for a conflict between Washington and Beijing. The comments from Vice Adm. Karl...