Tag: International incidents
Trade, technology and security at risk in US-China feud
BEIJING (AP) - They have the largest economies in the world. They spend more than anyone else on their militaries. From high-tech chips to...
Armenia-Azerbaijan border fighting escalates; 16 killed
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Armenia and Azerbaijan forces fought Tuesday with heavy artillery and drones, leaving at least 16 people killed on both sides,...
Satellite images show Ethiopia dam reservoir swelling
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - New satellite imagery shows the reservoir behind Ethiopia’s disputed hydroelectric dam beginning to fill, but an analyst says it’s likely due...
3 Azerbaijani troops die in clashes with Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Armenia and Azerbaijan blamed each other Monday for skirmishes on their volatile border that has left three Azerbaijani soldiers dead...
Dutch government to take Russia to European court over MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch government is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the...
France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits
BRUSSELS (AP) - The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone a glaring searchlight on...
British judge denies Maduro Venezuela’s gold in London bank
LONDON (AP) - A British judge on Thursday refused to give Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro control of nearly $2 billion in gold sitting in a...
Gold in London bank sparks battle between Venezuelan rivals
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The political battle over control of Venezuela has turned to a $1 .8 billion stack of gold bars sitting in...
Pompeo urges UN arms embargo on Iran’s `terrorist regime’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Calling Iran “the world’s most heinous terrorist regime,†U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the U.N. Security Council on...
Pompeo urges UN arms embargo on Iran’s `terrorist regime’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Calling Iran “the world’s most heinous terrorist regime,†U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the U.N. Security Council on...