UNITED NATIONSJanuary 8China fumes, accuses US of 'crazy provocation' after Amb. Craft announces Taiwan visit The Chinese communist government on Friday released a furious statement condemning the planned visit by U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft to Taiwan -- accusing the U.S. of a “crazy provocation” and warning that it will pay a “heavy price” for the visit.
Global GovernmentJanuary 8UK-bound travelers must show negative COVID-19 test at border U.K. will now require all travelers to show proof of negative COVID-19 test to curb the spread of new coronavirus variant.
UNITED NATIONSJanuary 1UN diplomat found dead in NYC apartment in apparent suicide A United Nations diplomat was found dead in her Manhattan apartment on New Year’s Eve in an apparent suicide, police sources said.
UNITED NATIONSDecember 31US votes against UN budget over 'anti-Israel' measure, lack of Iran action The Trump administration on Thursday voted against the United Nations' 2021 program budget, citing its continued support of an "anti-Israel" event and the failure to implement a mechanism to monitor Iran’s weapon use.
UNITED NATIONSDecember 26UN hits Trump over Blackwater pardons, says move 'contributes to impunity' The United Nation’s human rights office criticized President Trump this week for pardoning four Blackwater guards who had been convicted in connection with the killing of Iraqi civilians while working as contractors in 2007 -- claiming that the pardons contribute “to impunity.”
IranDecember 24How Iran's central bank currency system is manipulated to fund regional proxy wars While subjected to years of sanctions and a "maximum pressure" campaign inflicted by the Trump administration, reports indicate that the Iranian regime and its military wing – the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – may have found a crack in their financing system giving them access to millions in funds.
ChinaDecember 22Is the ICC corrupted by China? The International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected to open an investigation into the mounting allegations of genocide against the Uighur Muslims in China, meaning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a free hand to continue what it deems "re-education" camps – for now.
U.K. PoliticsDecember 17British government slams UNICEF for 'political stunt' after it funds UK food boxes The British government on Thursday criticized the U.N.’s children’s fund (UNICEF) for what it described as a “political stunt of the lowest order" after the organization pledged money to fund food boxes in the U.K.
UNITED NATIONSDecember 14UN Ambassador Craft calls for reform of Human Rights Council, as Biden likely to rejoin U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft on Monday called for significant reforms to the controversial Human Rights Council, warning that the U.S. should not rejoin unless it fixes its membership, elections and anti-Israel bias -- ahead of a likely change in policy from the incoming Biden administration.
POLITICSDecember 13Biden considers Samantha Power for USAID: Report President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly considering former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).