Frank Smith
Press TV, Seoul
Around the world governments, civil society and ordinary people have condemned the US actions against Venezuela and demanded the US release…
Category: 2. World
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US seizes two ‘ghost fleet’ tankers linked to Venezuelan oil
The United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil exports in “back-to-back” operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean.
US forces boarded the Russian-flagged Marinera after a pursuit lasting almost two weeks and as…
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South Africans demand release of UK Palestine Action activists
Hassen Seria
Press TV, Cape TownProtests have been held in several South African cities.
Protesters have called on the British government to end its repressive actions…
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UN rights chief says Israeli policy in West Bank ‘resembles apartheid system’
Shaimaa Khalil,Jerusalemand
David Gritten
ReutersThe UN report says Palestinians in the West Bank face “systemic discrimination” by Israeli authorities The UN human rights office has issued a report detailing what it calls Israel’s “systemic…
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France, Germany, Poland weigh response to possible US invasion of Greenland
France says it is coordinating with Germany and Poland on a joint response after the White House revealed that President Donald Trump is weighing “a range of options” to capture Greenland, including the possible use…
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The ‘narco’ smokescreen clears as US demands Venezuelan oil fields
TEHRAN — The smoke from the January 3 airstrikes on Caracas has barely dissipated, but the strategic landscape of the American aggression against Venezuela has already undergone a chilling transformation.
What was marketed to the world as a…
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UN demands Israel end ‘apartheid system’ in occupied West Bank
The United Nations has called on Israel to dismantle its “apartheid system” imposed on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and across the wider occupied territories.
In a report released on Wednesday, the UN…
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Cambodia extradites alleged scam mastermind to China after arrest
Simon FraserAsia editor, BBC News website
Prince Group/Getty imagesCambodia says it has extradited to China a billionaire businessman accused of masterminding a vast cryptocurrency scam in which trafficked workers were lured to forced labour…
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Moscow slams US seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker in North Atlantic
Russia has condemned the US capture of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic as a violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The US European Command announced the seizure of the Marinera, previously…
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Iran, South Korea share spoils in AFC U23 Asian Cup opener
The 2020 champions Korea Republic will face debutants Lebanon on Saturday while Iran will have their hands full against 2018 winners Uzbekistan, tehran Times reported.
The teams started strongly but play soon turned scrappy, with Korea Republic…
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