Pictures | Thu Aug 31, 2023 | 1:05pm EDT Next Slideshows MORE IN PICTURES Dianne Feinstein: 1933 - 2023 Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, was a gun control advocate and the first woman to head the influential Senate Intelligence Committee. Friday, September 29, 2023 Torrential rains bring flooding to New York A flash flood
A Yemenia - Yemen Airways Airbus A330-200 plane flies upon arrival at Sanaa Airport in Sanaa, Yemen September 30, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Acquire Licensing RightsADEN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Yemen's national airline will suspend the only international commercial flight from Yemen's capital Sanaa in response to the Houthi administration blocking the carrier from withdrawing its
9 hours ago September 29, 2023, 8:15pm ETClick here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map
11 hours ago The Iran Update covers provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. It also covers events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for
The BRICS bloc of emerging economies will not control 80% of world oil production after an expansion that was agreed upon in August 2023, contrary to posts on social media. Estimates from energy authorities find the figure would be under 50%.Examples of the claims are available on Facebook and messaging platform X, formerly known as
A screen grab from a video shows the arrival of the bodies of two Bahrain Defence Force officers, who were killed in a Houthi drone attack against forces of the Saudi-led coalition in Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen, at Bahrain Royal Air Force Base in Jaw, Bahrain, September 26, 2023. Bahrain News Agency/Handout
After months of delay, the Biden administration identified the 17 governments it determined were complicit in the use or recruitment of child soldiers. Simultaneously, the administration announced that nine of these governments would be prohibited from receiving certain U.S. arms sales and military assistance due to their complicity in child soldier recruitment or use, while
29 September 2023 Kosovo Heavily armed Serbs attacked police Sunday in Banjska, a northern Kosovo village, and then occupied a monastery, leading to a day-long standoff. A policeman and three of the assailants were killed. Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused Serbia of backing the attack; Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić denied involvement and blamed Kurti for
DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Protesters faced off with security forces in Iran's restive southeast on Friday to mark the anniversary of a Sept. 30, 2022, crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday", according to rights groups and social media videos.Videos posted on the X platform by the Iran Human Rights (IHR) group showed
Prime Minister Shia’ al-Sudani discusses Iraq-U.S. relations, Iraq’s foreign policy priorities, and geopolitical and security trends in the region. MOHYELDIN: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations. My name is Ayman Mohyeldin, and I’m the host of Ayman on MSNBC. It is my distinct honor and privilege and pleasure to be presiding