Risk of Iran war reigniting as Trump renews threats, Tehran says no plan to attend peace talks

Risk of Iran war reigniting as Trump renews threats, Tehran says no plan to attend peace talks

More than 60 nations sent representatives to Brussels Monday for talks with Palestinian representatives on stability, security and long-term peace in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, as global attention largely remains focused in the Middle East on the ongoing crises in Iran and Lebanon. There’s renewed momentum in the 27-nation European Union to put…

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Africa: UN Peacekeeping Missions Under Strain As Funding Cuts and New Threats Grow

Africa: UN Peacekeeping Missions Under Strain As Funding Cuts and New Threats Grow

From election support in the Central African Republic to patrols in the disputed Abyei region, UN peacekeepers are operating in increasingly volatile environments – but shrinking resources and new threats, including drone warfare, are testing their ability to keep communities safe. Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, senior Headquarters and field officials warned that peacekeeping…

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Democrats blast FCC Chair Carr’s broadcast license threats as anti-First Amendment, ‘totalitarian’

Democrats blast FCC Chair Carr’s broadcast license threats as anti-First Amendment, ‘totalitarian’

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has drawn fierce backlash from Democratic lawmakers and free speech advocates for threatening to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran. Carr on Saturday blasted broadcasters shortly after President Donald Trump called reports that Iran struck five U.S. tanker planes “fake news.”  In a post on X, Carr…

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