insert_link World Fears mount over Israel and Hezbollah relations The Biden administration is growing increasingly concerned about the deteriorating situation between Israel and the Lebanon-based, Iranian proxy Hezbollah. The US President has once again dispatched a senior advisor to the Middle East, amid fears of a possible large-scale regional war. todayJune 18, 2024 6
insert_link World US ships secretly missiles to Ukraine According to a report by the New York Times, the US secretly shipped 100 long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine in March, some of which were immediately deployed to strike Russian military targets. Megumi Lim reports. todayApril 25, 2024 21
insert_link World US Envoy Thomas-Greenfield Soaks Up the Mostly Royal Treatment in Liberia Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the American ambassador to the United Nations, attending Liberia’s inauguration of its newly elected president, Joseph Nyumah Boakai, seated center, this week. She soaked up the royal treatment, but faced prickly questions from a local radio show. And back at the UN, the negativity from the US vetoes on Gaza still linger. CLAIR MACDOUGALL MONROVIA, Liberia — Linda Thomas-Greenfield, ambassador to the United Nations, led the United States delegation […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 9
insert_link World Senate votes against call for human rights report on Israel-Gaza conflict The US Senate has rejected a resolution that would have required the State Department to report on human rights violations that possibly occurred, using American equipment in Israel’s war in Gaza. The resolution, which was rejected by 72 votes to eleven, was led by progressive independent Bernie Sanders who said that it was to limit the war’s devastation. todayJanuary 17, 2024 11
insert_link World Blinken tells Israel civilian toll in Gaza far too high The AFP news agency reports that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel must stop undercutting the ability of Palestinians to govern themselves. Following a meeting Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Blinken called on Israel to ease the toll on civilians in Gaza. todayJanuary 10, 2024 2
insert_link World Israel’s defence force strikes Lebanon U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken continues his Middle East tour on Monday, meeting with Arab leaders before heading for Tel Aviv. It comes as the IDF says it carried out strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon overnight, reportedly killing a senior commander. Trent Murray reports from Tel Aviv that the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains challenging. todayJanuary 8, 2024 28
insert_link World Henry Kissinger dies aged 100 Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state who defined US foreign policy in the 1970s, has died aged 100. Simon Marks reports. Kissinger served as America's top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Kissinger was a joint recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - along with the leader of North Vietnam - in 1973. todayNovember 30, 2023 5
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
