The president of Iran’s soccer federation said Sunday the nation’s participation in this summer’s FIFA World Cup in North America is in doubt after the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Iran plunged the country into war.
“What is certain is that after this attack, we cannot be expected to…
The U.K. government published a summary of legal advice on Sunday night which insisted the action “does not signal the U.K. having any wider involvement in the broader ongoing conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran.”
In a joint statement earlier Sunday evening, Germany, France and the…
The Trump administration is making the case that it ordered expansive, deadly strikes to stop an imminent threat from Tehran, but is providing no evidence Iran had such plans.
The White House, amid the largest military buildup in the region in decades, has yet to explain to the public or to…
María Corina Machado will return to Venezuela within a few weeks, she announced Sunday, as the Venezuelan opposition leader seeks a role in her country’s democratic transition.
Machado made her first public appearance in nearly a year in December, emerging from hiding to accept her Nobel…
Finland
“Finland condemns Iran’s unjustifiable and indiscriminate strikes on the countries in the region,” President Alexander Stubb said. “Even those who were working toward a diplomatic solution are now being targeted.” He added the attacks must stop to protect…
In addition to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump has taken control of Venezuela’s oil. This mean major importers such as India and China could have to look to Russia to provide even more crude supplies, helping Moscow’s coffers as it enters its fifth year of war…
According to Donald Trump, Iranians have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “The hour of your freedom is at hand,” he declared, as U.S. and Israeli warplanes pounded Iranian cities and the compound of the country’s supreme leader. “When we are finished, take over your government. It will…
As the conflict in Iran stretched across its second day, President Donald Trump positioned his Sunday media tour as something of a victory lap, applauding the strikes while holding the door open for renewed diplomatic efforts to quell the violence.
“Nobody can believe the success we’re…
Democratic lawmakers voiced concern Sunday that President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Tehran could plunge the U.S. into another protracted war in the Middle East, and called on Congress to vote for a war powers resolution to define the scope of executive authority.
The warnings from…
The U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan following the 2001 attacks on America by Al Qaeda triggered massive refugee flows to Europe, with Germany emerging as a key destination for asylum seekers. Far-right entities such as Alternative for Germany — now the largest opposition party —…