The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on the grounds it would not have secured the release of hostages.
"We made clear throughout negotiations we (...)
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been fired by the country's ruling council less than six months after he took office.
An executive order, signed by eight of the council's nine members, named businessman and former Haiti Senate candidate (...)
British sailors, Royal Marines and a US Coast Guard team on HMS Trent intercepted a smuggling speedboat
The Royal Navy has seized nearly £17m worth of drugs after it intercepted smuggling speedboats in the Caribbean Sea.
Across two operations, HMS (...)
Russia and China have vetoed a US-proposed resolution in the UN Security Council that called for a ceasefire in Gaza tied to a hostage agreement.
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favor and three against, including (...)
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the country.
It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica on Monday to discuss a political transition in Haiti.
Henry is (...)
The UK is preparing to send a warship to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony, the BBC has learned.
It comes after neighboring Venezuela renewed its claim for a disputed part of Guyanese territory that is (...)
Guyana and Venezuela have agreed to not "use force" to settle their dispute over the oil-rich region of Essequibo.
After meeting Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali reaffirmed his commitment to peace in the (...)
Venezuela's president ordered the creation of a new state called "Guayana Esequiba" on Tuesday, following a controversial Sunday referendum which saw Venezuelan voters approving the annexation of land from neighboring Guyana.
The area in question, (...)
Venezuelans have voted overwhelmingly in favor of claiming a disputed oil-rich territory long controlled by neighboring Guyana.
More than 95% approved establishing a new state in Essequibo, officials say.
Caracas says the region has been part of (...)
RIYADH — The first summit between Saudi Arabia and 15 countries, representing the CARICOM Organization, will be held on Thursday, Nov.16, in Riyadh. Heads of state, presidents and senior officials of CARICOM countries started arriving on Wednesday (...)
The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation.
Delegates from the countries are meeting in the Brazilian city of Belém for a two-day summit on the issue, the first such gathering in 14 (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his best (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, commended Saudi Arabia's success in evacuating its citizens and nationals of other countries stranded in Sudan, and transporting them to (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of Guyana on the anniversary of his country's Republic Day.
King Salman expressed congratulations and wished (...)
Brazil has airlifted 16 starving Yanomami tribal people to receive urgent treatment, after the government declared a medical emergency.
The indigenous people live in a reserve in Brazil's northern state of Roraima.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da (...)
Saudi Arabia will mark March 23 every year as the Day of Social Accountability, the Council of Ministers announced on Tuesday.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired a regular session of the Cabinet at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.
At (...)
Presided over by its Deputy Speaker Dr. Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami, the Shura Council held virtually today its 51st ordinary session.
During the meeting, the Shura Council discussed a number of reports presented by the Trade and Investment (...)
The Islamic Development Bank's (IsDB) Board of Executive Directors, approved a total of USD 1.12 billion for development projects financing in various sectors in 9 member countries as well as USD 1.79 million grant for a number of other projects (...)
Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday at a Washington, DC, hospital of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19, Shaw's family announced Thursday. Shaw was 82.
Shaw was CNN's first chief anchor and was with the network when it launched on June 1, (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia on the anniversary of her country's Independence Day.
The Monarch wished the President good health and happiness and the (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of the Republic of Guyana on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulation to President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of the Republic of Guyana on the anniversary of his country's (...)
The Ministerial Conference for Global Food Security affirmed its commitment to act with urgency, at scale, and in concert to respond to the urgent food security and nutrition needs of millions of people in vulnerable situations the world.
The (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the anniversary of his country's Republic Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on the anniversary of his country's Republic Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished (...)
