The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly to impose new sanctions against Iran, Russia and North Korea. The lower chamber of the US Congress made the move Tuesday despite opposition from US President Donald Trump. House Speaker Paul Ryan claimed that the move is essential to tighten “the screws ...
Three United Nations agencies — UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) — in a joint statement called on the global community to substantially increase assistance to Yemen amid growing humanitarian crises. “We now call on the international community to redouble its support for the ...
