El mundo declara “¡Manos fuera de Rafah!”
Más de un centenar de acciones se celebraron durante el fin de semana para exigir a Israel que dé marcha atrás en su amenaza de invadir Rafah
All eyes are on Rafah as international pressure continues to grow on Israel
Appeals calling on Israel to refrain from invading the southern city of Rafah seem to be falling on deaf years as airstrikes and ground bombardment continue to intensify, with the death toll in Gaza now nearing 28,500
US using IAEA to delay finalization of nuclear deal, claims Iran
The IAEA decided to shut down some of the investigations against Iran on May 31. Iran had earlier claimed these were politically motivated and being pushed by the US and its European allies
The Global South refuses pressure to side with the West on Russia
Europe and the US ignore Africa, Latin America, and Asia’s calls to find a solution that ends the war in Ukraine—and, as Namibia’s prime minister put it, redirect funds spent on weapons toward solving global issues.
Ethiopian peace talks begin as rebel TPLF suffers military setbacks
Negotiations between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) began in South Africa on October 25, as the latter’s military defeat appears imminent. The civil war in Ethiopia started after the TPLF attacked a federal army base in November 2020
Iran nuclear deal in limbo: Who wins and loses?
Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News explains why the Iran nuclear deal is not progressing. She talks about how the US and Israel are working together to scuttle the deal at the last moment
Iran nuclear deal prospects dim again
Crucial midterm elections in the US and Israeli national elections are possible reasons for the delay in addressing Iranian concerns regarding an IAEA investigation
Iran awaits US response to its demands in latest move to revive the nuclear deal
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell claimed on Monday that talks in Vienna have concluded and the parties must now say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the final text of the agreement as there is no room for further negotiations
Rift emerges between the US and EU over fate of Iran nuclear deal?
On the same day when EU officials insisted on the deal’s revival, Brett McGurk, US President Joe Biden’s aide on the Middle East, said that the revival is “highly unlikely” and hinted at more sanctions against Iran
Lavrov is on Blinken’s list of people to call
The war has spun out of US algorithm with Russia unlikely to be deterred now, as it is already past the mid-stream. The specter of the collapse of EU economies is rattling the Biden administration
Ukraine sparks EU, US rush to Iran deal
There is a palpable sense of urgency in Washington to clinch a deal in Vienna, as the advanced centrifuges in the Iranian nuclear installations are narrowing the so-called breakout time by the day
EU imposes further sanctions on Venezuela as Maduro visits UN Human Rights Council
Caracas has also denounced violations of the Vienna Convention after its embassy in Peru was attacked.
