Iran threatens to leave nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The announcement comes after the UK, France and Germany proposed the invocation of the dispute settlement mechanism in the UNSC – a move that Iran alleges is based on US diktats
Canadian federal police restrict access to Wet’suwet’en Indigenous land
The move is the latest repressive measure in order to push forward the construction of the Coastal GasLink oil pipeline and silence Indigenous opposition
House submits articles of impeachment against Trump to the Senate
The Republican-controlled Senate will now have to decide the form of the trial which will set the stage for the impeachment process against US president Donald Trump who stands accused of abuse of power
New US sanctions on North Korea threaten to jeopardize Korean peace process
The US has sanctioned two companies based in China for employing North Korean citizens overseas. The US claims that it is implementing UN-backed sanctions
Julian Assange’s battle for justice
We look at the developments in the pursuit of justice for Julian Assange so far.
Irish activists demand ouster of US military from Shannon airport
The US military was allowed to use the Shannon airport after 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre . Activists have accused the government of weakening the traditional policy of Irish neutrality by catering to US imperialist ambitions.
Two US soldiers killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan
The two US servicemen were killed in a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. Two others were seriously injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack
Iran admits it accidentally shot down Ukrainian plane on January 8
The Iranian government admitted on Friday that the plane was accidentally shot down a few hours after its attacks on bases housing US soldiers in Iraq on January 3
The tenuous deployment of US troops in Iraq
With the resolution of the Iraqi parliament demanding the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the country, the presence of the nearly 5,200 US soldiers has become a major flashpoint
US House passes resolution restricting Trump’s powers to declare war on Iran
Besides being of some symbolic and political significance, the resolution does not have any legal value and is non-binding
Retaliatory attack by Iran heightens tensions with the US
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei has called the move a “slap in the face for US” and has demanded the end of US presence in the region
Iran confirms strike on US airbase in Iraq
The attack on US airbase Ain al-Assad is seen as the first retaliatory measure after the assassination of Qassem Soleimani on Friday January 3 by the US
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