“Firm” diplomatic intervention is needed to stem growing bloodshed, Tor Wennesland tells the BBC.
Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi released on bail after hunger strike
Award-winning director, who was arrested in July, is released from Evin prison in TehranThe acclaimed Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has been released on bail after starting a hunger strike to protest against his almost seven-month detention, a rights…
U.S. Secretary Blinken postpones China trip following balloon discovery
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China as the Biden administration weighs a broader response to the discovery of a high-altitude Chinese balloon flying over sensitive sites in the western …
Blinken postpones China trip following balloon discovery
The decision came despite China’s claim that the balloon was a weather research satellite that had blown off course.
Report: Navy ships face growing maintenance delays, costs
Navy ships are getting fewer steaming hours because of growing maintenance delays and costs, a troubling trend that comes as at time when the U.S. is struggling to keep pace with China’s growing fleet.
Two Republicans left House floor calling Ilhan Omar committee removal the ‘stupidest vote in the world’
Two conservative Republicans cricitised the House’s vote to remove Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
US secretary of state postpones China visit after spy balloon flies over Montana
Antony Blinken delays trip, as China claims balloon was for ‘meteorological’ purposes and was blown off courseSpy balloons: what are they and why are they still being used?The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has postponed a planned visit to Chin…
Report: Navy ships face growing maintenance delays, costs
Navy ships are getting fewer steaming hours because of growing maintenance delays and costs, a troubling trend that comes as at time when the U.S. is struggling to keep pace with China’s growing fleet.
Paco Rabanne, lauded fashion designer, dies at age 88
Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and his metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns his fashion house announced on its website Friday.