British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he took “full responsibility” over breaches of COVID-19 regulations during several gatherings in No 10 Downing Street but would not resign his post. Johnson said Wednesday he believed the rules and regulations were followed, …
Several women accused Damien Abad of rape in 2010 and 2011, alleging the new French minister for solidarity, autonomy, and people with disabilities a day after his ministerial appointment. One of the women claimed that she filed complaints in 2012 …
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday confirmed ongoing threats against the present and past US officials from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Testifying before a Senate panel, Blinken said that Iran attempted to assassinate former Secretary of State …
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday that a top Japanese official had expressed worries to Solomon Islands Prime Minister over the country’s newly inked security deal with China, fearing Beijing might expand its military power. The security agreement “may affect …
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pointed out in a broadcast on her Twitter account that the US government was working with partners and allies to “help mitigate the effects of Russia’s reckless war on the world’s most vulnerable”. According to …
Unification Minister Lee In-young and the U.S. envoy for North Korea, Special Representative Sung Kim, met Tuesday to seek ways to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table after a series of weapons testing. During the meeting, Lee and …
Ali Harbi Ali had been found guilty of the murder of MP Sir David Amess. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, a British citizen and son of a former media adviser to a prime minister of Somalia, repeatedly stabbed Amess in an …
Finland’s Foreign Ministry will provide authorization for the exhibits from Russia’s museum collections that were previously detained by Finnish Customs to be returned to Russia. According to the Finnish foreign ministry’s statement published on its website, they will issue a …
Switzerland has so far frozen CHF7.5 billion ($8 billion) in funds and assets belonging to Russians as a result of sanctions imposed in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Erwin Bollinger, head of the Bilateral Economic Relations Division at the …
Sri Lankan Central Bank governor Ajith Cabraal resigned on Monday amid escalating protests in Sri Lanka over the mounting economic crisis. Cabraal’s resignation arrived hours after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa removed his brother and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from …
